There are numerous theories as to why the Mets havent worn black jerseys since August 2007. [42], In 1991, the pullover jerseys became button-down jerseys, resulting in the elimination of the blue collars, and a thin white outline was added to the graphics on the home jerseys. Here you'll find information on the game of baseball, from the rules to the history. The 2022 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 101 games, lost 61 games, and finished in second position. SARASOTA, Fla. -- Kyle Gibson took the mound for a start in an Orioles uniform for the first time on Friday night at Ed Smith Stadium. [74] The pinstriped uniform was re-designated as an alternate, with the fabric base color changed from white to off-white/cream. Please note: SportsLogos.Net does not own any of the team, league or event logos/uniforms depicted within this site, we do not have the power to grant usage rights to anyone. [11][12] The road jerseys feature the same numerals, lettering and sleeve patch(es) as the home jersey, and the uniforms are also worn with blue socks, belts, and undersleeves. Henderson, Game-Worn MLB Jersey Guide, 8th Ed. [113] The uniforms were royal blue with orange piping on the shoulders, sleeves and pants, and "ROYAL GIANTS" in thick orange capitals across the chest ("ROYAL" above "GIANTS"). Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. This is the online home for all things baseball. New York Mets. The Mets thanked Major League Baseball and Nike for their assistance in making the return of black jerseys a reality, it seems as though this may have been a last minute decision as, according to the Tweet above, they wont be available at retail until closer to the holidays. Here, we look back at every iteration of the teams home uniform, with a follow-up piece on the road versions coming soon. Ronny Mauricio will head to Syracuse with a chance to improve and impress. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items. The jerseys had a circular patch on the left sleeve, the top part showing the orange "RG" logo on a blue background and the bottom part showing "ROYAL GIANTS" in serif capitals above "Brooklyn" in italic script, on a white background. Pay homage to the 7 subway line that takes Mets fans to games by putting a purple 7 down on the jock tag area of the uniform. The Mets made two small alterations to their home uniform in 1991, switching from a pullover back to a button-down, and adding a subtle white outline to the letters and numbers. [60] This uniform was paired exclusively with the blue cap, which was still the designated home cap and was worn somewhat more often in 2010 and 2011 than it had been from 19982009, but still only at home. The New York Mets will play the New York Yankees in two exhibition games. Research by Baseball Almanac. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. The off-white/cream-colored pinstriped uniform became the primary home uniform,[75] the white uniform became the home alternate,[76] the blue cap with orange crest became the sole uniform cap for both home and road games, and all three uniforms were worn with blue socks, belts and undersleeves. Prior to their debut at Citi Field, the team had a sizable fan base in the area. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( The Mets played their longest game of the spring on Tuesday, finishing an 8-4 loss to the Astros at Clover Park in 3:09, despite the new rules designed to speed up the game. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. During his lifetime, Clemente was a pioneer in the field, paving the way for future African Americans. The caps were also navy blue with a sublimated American-flag pattern, the "NY" logo in white outlined in navy and orange. The New York Mets are wearing black uniforms for the first time since 2008. listeners: [], The "Mets" version was worn as both a home and road alternate in 1998 and from 20092011. Tweet Purports to Show Leaked Charlotte FC Kit, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors To Wear Pearl Harbor-Themed Uniforms, AHL: Firebirds Rise up Over Coachella Valley, Take the Ice in 2022-23, French Football Clubs Pay Tribute to Fallen with Bleuet Patches, New England Revolution Puts the Crayons Away with Unveiling of New Crest, Puerto Ricos Indios de Mayagez rebrand features Little Mango character, Dallas Cowboys Add Red Stripe To Helmets To Honor Military, Medal Of Honor Recipients, Threat of Legal Action Forces Welsh Soccer Club to Halt Sales of 2021-22 Third Kit, POW! 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Saturday, Verlander will make his first appearance in a Mets uniform. He was a three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who became the first player in baseball history to have his number retired by both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. On June 13, 2004 at Kansas City, July 9, 2005 at Pittsburgh, and August 11, 2006 at Washington, they appeared as the 1944 Cubans in gray uniforms with black piping on the placket, sleeve cuffs and pants, "NEW YORK" in red in radially-arched sans-serif capitals across the chest, and "CUBANS" in vertically-stacked capitals on the left sleeve. The Mets havent worn their black uniforms since they last wore them in 2007. ". As the Tweet continues, more details are to follow in the next few weeks. "[49] On the right sleeve was a patch, worn league-wide, commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Major League Baseball. Since then the club has adopted blue alternate jerseys and caps but has generally worn its primary uniform in most games, home and away. Clear filters to view events. In 2009, the Mets wore a patch on the right sleeve of their home jerseys to mark the opening of their new ballpark, Citi Field. Each of those seasons saw a $500 cap, which is likely to be the reason why the team banned the black cap when they wore it. There were no holiday or special-event uniforms worn in 2020, as the MLB season was delayed until July 23 and shortened to 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, the Mets added the black drop-shadow to their pinstripe jerseys as well, replacing the white outline that first appeared earlier in the decade. In addition, the Mets introduced a military-camouflage alternate jersey for 2014, to be worn in select Monday home games. "A lot of fun comes with that. The New York Mets announced today that they will return to their black jerseys for the first time since July 30, 2001, when they host the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, July 15th. Also in 2013, the club introduced an alternate cap with a blue crown, orange bill, and "NY" logo crest in orange outlined in white, but with no corresponding alternate batting helmet. pic.twitter.com/XQnVzUKM34, Ronny Mauricio mashes a two-run home run to right-center field, putting the Mets ahead, 8-4, in the top of the 9th inning, Pete Alonso hits a home run over the left-field wall to extend New York's lead to 5-2 in the top of the 5th inning, Learn all about Mets' many hidden talents, Watch the Hot Stove every weekday at 9 a.m. The home version was designed like its predecessor, but with a different color scheme: the blue lettering with an orange and white drop-shadow was replaced by orange lettering with a white drop-shadow, while the thin blue stripes on the jersey and sleeves were replaced with orange ones. Mets 1986 Game-By-Game Uniform Schedule and Results. With the new state-of-the-art stadium, the Mets will be able to compete for games and win more. Here's a look at how the Mets will line up for Saturday's game: 1) CF Tim Locastro 2) 3B Mark Vientos 3) SS Francisco Lindor 4) 1B Pete Alonso 5) DH Abraham Almonte 6) 2B Jose Peraza 7) LF Jaylin. Data from the 2021 New York Mets schedule includes home and road winning percentages, monthly win-loss data, team versus team totals, and score related splits. While Verlander feels he still has to make one or two small adjustments working with the pitch clock, overall,he was happy with how things went out there. In a limited number of games this summer, the Mets will wear BFBS uniforms for the first time since they were introduced. Instead of the blue-orange-blue pattern, however, these stripes were orange-blue-orange. After pitching his first 17 seasons in the American League, Verlander signed a two-year, $86.7 million contract with the Mets in December. Visit ESPN to view the New York Mets team schedule for the current and previous seasons Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. However, Im really excited to see the return of those iconic jerseys. listeners: [], Were just trying to figure each other out," he said after his start was over. This site is maintained for research, educational, and historical purposes only, do not abuse it. [71][72] Also in 2009, the road ("NEW YORK") version of the black alternate jersey was discontinued, although the home ("Mets") version continued to be worn as an alternate in road games as well as at home.[73]. Even though the club originally wore white uniforms in their first game back in Queens after September 11, 2001, the black colour scheme is largely associated with that era of Mets baseball as well as Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza who famously homered in that game at Shea Stadium. So what happened to the uniforms in recent years? [62] An alternate version of the Mets' primary logo, with a black skyline and "Mets" script in blue outlined in white with orange drop-shadow, was also introduced in 1999 and worn on the left sleeve of both black alternate jerseys. Its only been a couple of times in my career that Ive changed uniforms. The Nets will debut the Statement Edition uniforms on court at Barclays Center on Oct. 21 vs. the Toronto Raptors and will wear them at each of the teams Friday night home games as part of this seasons Friday Night Live events. The team is still in disarray, but the playoffs are almost certainly going to be held in New York. { Tweet Purports to Show Leaked Charlotte FC Kit, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors To Wear Pearl Harbor-Themed Uniforms, AHL: Firebirds Rise up Over Coachella Valley, Take the Ice in 2022-23, French Football Clubs Pay Tribute to Fallen with Bleuet Patches, New England Revolution Puts the Crayons Away with Unveiling of New Crest, Puerto Ricos Indios de Mayagez rebrand features Little Mango character, Dallas Cowboys Add Red Stripe To Helmets To Honor Military, Medal Of Honor Recipients, Threat of Legal Action Forces Welsh Soccer Club to Halt Sales of 2021-22 Third Kit, POW! 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The Mets introduced an alternate home uniform that was plain white with no pinstripes, and blue piping matching the road uniform. @mets wearing their orange "Los Mets" jerseys tonightpic.twitter.com/H4INzbhmPq", "Simmons has 4 hits, Braves beat Mets as d'Arnaud injured", "MLB Unveils 2017 Holiday Uniforms, Will Now Cover Entire Weekends - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net", "New Players Weekend uniforms for all 30 MLB teams - CBS Sports", "Here's the 2017 Mets Players Weekend jerseys - Mets Police", "MLB Unveils 2018 Holiday Caps and Jerseys - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net", "MLB Unveils Uniforms for 2018 Players Weekend - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net", "MLB Unveils 2019 Holiday, All-Star Caps and Uniforms - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net", "Exclusive: The Entire 2021 MLB Holiday Uniform Collection - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net", Dressed to the Nines National Baseball Hall of Fame, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Mets&oldid=1123290611, This page was last edited on 22 November 2022, at 23:10. The Mets have done quite a bit of tinkering with their uniforms over the last few years. The Mets returned to their traditional uniform design in 1995. F [96] Also in 2022, after one game wearing the blue home alternate jerseys with pinstriped pants (as they had done since 2015) the Mets switched to the plain white pants with blue piping for the blue home alternates. I adore the black Mets jerseys. The Yankees captain was a three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who was affectionately known as The Captain. Aside from being the first player in baseball history to have his number retired by both the Yankees and the Mets, he was the first to have his number retired by both teams. The Mets have not worn an old-school uniform since 2005, and fans have been calling on the team to return to it. [13] This uniform includes the all-black alternate caps and batting helmets that debuted in 1999, and plain white pants with blue piping from hip to cuff on each side. For more from Jack Vita, follow him on Twitter @JackVitaShow, and subscribe to his podcast, the Jack Vita Show, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, iHeartRadio, and wherever podcasts are found. [106] In 2011, the team created an alternate jersey that was blue with orange placket piping, orange numerals and lettering outlined in white, a "Los Mets" wordmark in cursive script across the chest, angled upward, with "Los" on the player's right placket and "Mets" on the left above the numeral. Their home pinstripe jersey, which had previously been white, changed to an off-white cream color. Both the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates wore grey caps with pink letters on the fronts, and the Pirates wore pink caps with a white P on the front. Exploring The Mystery Of Magnum P I s Baseball Cap: Is It The Texas Rangers? From the classic blue and orange of the early days to the more modern iterations, the Mets have always had a sharp look. The team also eliminated its all-white uniform in 2015, making the blue version its main home alternate. Im assuming that will include a photo of the actual uniform theyll wear in 2021 as well as a list of games theyll be worn in. In 2008, the Mets wore a patch on the right sleeve denoting the final season of Shea Stadium. Statistics. Jack is a graduate of Valparaiso University. Prior to 2006, throughout Mets history, the team's batting helmets were designed to match the caps. A 1990 box contains a B.F. Goodrich promotional baseball stamped Suit Up With the Pros. I was unaware that the Phillie Phanatic had a cousin. The New York Mets have had some pretty iconic uniforms over the years. (function() { [77] The metallic paint treatment on the batting helmets was discontinued. Washington Nationals. The military-camouflage alternate jerseys and caps were discontinued. The team has scrapped the Baby Blue jerseys and has reverted back to a more traditional look. The Mets announced Thursday that they will reintroduce the largely popular black jerseys which they wore as an alternate uniform from 1998-2012 for their July 30 game against the Reds at . F Saturday, March 30, 2019. The Mets' Fourth of July caps, which they wore on July 57, were navy blue with a red bill, the "NY" logo showing stars on top and stripes on the bottom, outlined in gold. On the field, there was one thing that stood out to the Mets: their road gray racing stripe uniforms. The Mets uniform scheduleis as follows: Monday-Thursday: Home games - White jerseys, white pants Friday-Sunday: Away games - Grey jerseys, grey pants The New York Mets will take on the New York Yankees in two exhibition games this season. The Mets brought back the black jerseys, without the blue piping, as a full-season Friday home alternate for 2022, and discontinued the blue alternate road jersey and cap. Citi Field Inaugural Season logo, worn on home uniform sleeves. In 1995, the Mets returned to their classic pinstripe home uniform, complete with the traditional Mets script on the front. The SportsLogos.Net "Leaf-Star" Logo is trademarked and property of this site. In 2010, the home white alternate uniform was re-designated as the primary home uniform. forms: { It seems like the Mets have been tinkering with their uniforms a lot lately, and not always for the better. [41] Also in 1988, a thin white outline was added to the wordmark, numerals, lettering, and "racing stripes" on the road jerseys. Other than that, Verlander generated a ton of swings-and-misses using all four of his pitches. The first involved switching from a button-down to a pullover. In 2012, the black drop-shadow was removed from all of the team's jersey graphics, and the two-tone cap was discontinued. Beginning in 1965, the Mets used largely the same home uniform, but with one addition: a uniform number on the front, located on the lower left side of the jersey. Acts ran the gamut from singing to impressions -- and a whole lot in between. You can follow him on Twitter @JackVitaShow. Anyone?! Three thin stripes (blue-orange-blue) were added to the sleeve cuffs and collar on both home and road jerseys. forms: { The jersey had thin blue-orange-blue striping around the collar and sleeve cuffs, and the pants had thin blue piping down the sides from hip to cuff. As with most out there changes to a teams look, once they stopped seeing success, the fun wore off, and the Mets went in the opposite direction with an ultra-traditional rebrand (including a cream-coloured home uniform) in 2012. Mets' Ashburn and Hook are all smiles after ripping Colts. [70] Neither logo patch contained the name of the ballpark, in deference to MLB rules prohibiting corporate names or logos (other than those of the uniform manufacturer) from appearing on the uniform; similar logos containing the name "Citi Field" were designed and used in publications, signage and other contexts. If you missed it, heres a quick explanation of what happened. The Mets' home uniforms are worn with blue socks, belts, and undersleeves. The good news is that the Mets will wear black on Friday, February 19, 2022. The "Mets" script on the home jersey was modified, and for the first time incorporated a "swoosh-tail" attached to the letter "s" underlining the wordmark. They played their home games at Citi Field (Park Factors: 106/101) where 2,564,737 fans witnessed their 2022 Mets finish the season with a .623 winning percentage. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. ET, For slow and steady Nimmo, 'it's all about building', Injuries & Moves: Marte scheduled for Grapefruit debut, Wrestling, impressions and a concert violinist: Inside Mets' talent show, Mets' top prospect thrilled to be back behind plate, 50 years ago, Yogi helped the Mets to believe, Inside David Wright's World Baseball Classic run as 'Captain America'. [2], In 1982, the primary logo patch was removed from the left sleeve of both jerseys, and the road uniforms added thick "racing stripes" (blue with orange borders) on the shoulders from neck to sleeve cuff, on the sides of the jerseys from the armpit to the hip, and on the sides of the pants from the beltline to the cuff; the collar and sleeve-cuff striping were removed. Fashion photographer Richard Masao shot the looks in locations throughout Brooklyn using a candid street style aesthetic. I am a true traditionalist when it comes to baseball and uniforms. on: function(evt, cb) { [91] Beginning September 4, a memorial patch for Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, who died on August 31, was worn on the right sleeve of the Mets' jerseys; a black circle with white outline, and Seaver's number 41 in white. 1978: Pullovers and more. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { It is cool when teams have black as one of their colors, such as the Colorado Rockies. Seattle Mariners. In home uniforms, from 1962 to 64. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The game will take place on September 17th at 3:10 PM at Busch Stadium. [25][26], On a few occasions in 1976, the Mets wore special "pillbox" caps that had a cylindrical (as opposed to hemispherical) crown and three thin orange horizontal stripes around the cap. Many people have gotten tattoos of the series due to the popularity of bootleg designs on shirts. The first two players to be drafted in the same year by the same school would be Gregory Rousseau and Jealan Phillips. News and blog on new sports logos and uniforms, rumours, concepts, and history in baseball, basketball, hockey, football, soccer and NCAA at Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page SportsLogos.Net, Back in black, I hit the sack. Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net is your virtual museum dedicated to education of the history of sports logos and sports uniforms. In his life, Brandon Nimmo has never been happier wearing a Mets uniform. For the 2021 season the Mets wore a different Seaver tribute patch, this one a white circle with an orange outline, blue pinstripes, and Seaver's 41 in blue outlined in orange.[92][93]. If you'd like to use any of the research from this site, please properly credit this site and provide a link back. Some fans were eager for their return, while others were nonchalant. New York is scheduled to wear black five times in total this season, the full schedule below, NEW YORK METS 2021 BLACK UNIFORM SCHEDULE, Friday, July 30, 2021 vs Cincinnati RedsFriday, August 13, 2021 vs Los Angeles DodgersFriday, August 27, 2021 vs Washington NationalsFriday, September 10, 2021 vs New York YankeesFriday, September 17, 2021 vs Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves added bullpen, rotation and lineup fortifications at the trade deadline: Raisel Iglesias, Jake . * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Its not as if there is much shadow to the lettering. New York Mets 1986 Uniform Record LEGEND Home: Wins-Losses at home Road: Wins-Losses on road RSPG: Runs Scored Per Game RAPG: Runs Allowed Per Game . The cap was blue with the orange "NY" crest on the front panel, the same as the current cap but with a blue button on top of the crown. Seinfeld: Is he a good comedian? Ive been too long, Im glad to be back. The 21 on the mets uniform is a reference to the late Hall of Famer, Roberto Clemente. Like the home uniforms, the road jerseys have blue tackle-twill lettering outlined in orange. The sixth of July is celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day in honor of one of the most famous and respected baseball players of all time. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Theyre doing it, theyre really doing it. Whammy, and others. While the team wore black alternates almost exclusively on the road in later years, some version of the home version stuck around for more than a decade. On the left sleeve was a black circular patch with the number "45" in white, a memorial to Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs who died on July 1, 2019. The team wears a white home uniform with blue trim for Sunday home games, a blue alternate uniform with white trim for Saturday home games, and a black uniform with white trim for Friday home games. Let us know what your favorite Mets home uniform is, and if you think any should return to the teams jersey rotation! A return to Queens for the Mets is a significant victory for the community, as well as a testament to the teams passionate fan base. 2023 Single Game Tickets 2023 Season Memberships 2023 Group Tickets 2023 Spring Training Tickets 2023 Single Game Pricing Premium Seating My Mets Tickets 3D Seating Map MLB Ballpark Digital Ticketing SeatGeek. [38] The collar on the road jerseys was changed from gray to blue, and the "Mets" script was replaced with "New York" in cursive script. [120] The caps were dark grey with the "NY" crest in pink. Collections; . The Spring Training talent show is a favorite tradition of Buck Showalter, who revived it at Mets camp this year. The 2012 season saw the team undergo a change in its primary road look. The Nets will wear the Statement Edition uniform a total of seven times at home this season a complete schedule is below. 3. After 1998, the blue cap was worn only rarely and exclusively at home; the road gray jerseys were paired exclusively (except for one game in 2008) with the two-tone cap, and the black jerseys (home and road) were paired exclusively with the all-black cap. ET at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. All rights reserved. The Mets stopped wearing black jerseys in 2012. The Mets uniform schedule is one of the most unique in Major League Baseball. On July 30, the Mets will wear black jerseys for the first time in nine years. In a move considered heresy to many Mets fans, the team made black its third official color in 1998. [14], The Mets' cap, worn at home and on the road, is blue with an orange interlocking "NY" crest on the front panel, and an orange button on top of the crown. Ray Gotto designed the New York Mets logo in collaboration with comic artist Ray Gotto. New York will also be wearing a special #41 patch on their jerseys to honour the memory of former Met and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. [123] For each of the 2016 special-event jerseys, player names were rendered in thin block lettering in the graphics-outline color, and the primary-logo patches on the left sleeve were modified to match the respective color schemes. The legacy of Clemente lives on and is celebrated on a daily basis. Wednesday, September 17, 1986. In 1991, the Mets made two significant changes to their home uniform: they switched from a pullover to a button-down. This season, they have worn them in seven games. MLB teams also wore special uniforms for Father's Day 2016 (June 19); here the graphics were light blue outlined in dark grey, and the caps dark grey with the "NY" crest in light blue. The Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies on August 13. New York, which is derived from the city, is an abbreviation that appears on the left and is written in a serif serif grotesque, sans serif style. In 2012, the Mets went back to using the pinstripes as their primary home uniform, with the all-whites serving as the alternate. First introduced in 1998 as an alternate uniform, the Mets quickly adopted black into their main home and road uniform sets a black shadow was added to the team lettering and player numbers, black-crowned caps were frequently worn, an alternate version of the Mets familiar logo was released with the skyline now in black instead of its usual royal blue.