Rangers, Brewers Won't Wear City Connect Jerseys Because They Haven't Received Them Yet

The Texas Rangers were supposed to wear their City Connect uniforms, only there's a bit of a problem: they don't have them yet.

You may be wondering how on Earth a Major League Baseball team could be put in a situation where their uniform isn't ready a week into the season. We're all wondering that, and I'm sure the Rangers are too.

Dallas Morning News reporter Shawn McFarland posted on X that the Rangers still haven't gotten their uniforms from Fanatics in time for Friday night's game.

However, they're expecting to have those uniforms in time for the next Friday home game, which is on April 26.

That's three weeks from now, so you'd certainly hope they'd have them by then.

Well, at least it's only one team that has been left in the lerch…

…what's that? The Brewers don't have theirs either? 

That's what Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting.

Both teams have used these uniforms in previous seasons. The Brewers' was revealed in 2022 and the Rangers in 2023. However, Major League Baseball has new uniforms this season, which haven't exactly gone over well.

The uniforms, which were designed and made by Nike and Fanatics have been panned by everyone from fans to players and beyond.

You've got names and numbers that look way too small and sweat stains are very prevalent. Then of course there's the whole matter of the see-through pants.

The Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers were supposed to wear City Connect uniforms on Friday night, but neither team has received them yet. (Getty Images)

The Rangers aren't going to refuse to take the field or anything because they don't have their City Connect get-ups, but it's just insane how much of a nightmare these new uniforms have been for MLB.

Fanatics will take over NHL uniform production starting next season and it will be interesting to see how that rollout will work. Will there be similar issues when players hit the ice or will it be smooth sailing, meaning Nike has been to blame all along?

We'll know next fall.