Yankees' 120-year tradition in jeopardy as players pitch idea of alternate road jersey: report

For implicit 120 years, the New York Yankees person been traditionalists, arsenic they stay the lone squad successful Major League Baseball without an authoritative alternate jersey. However, that could each change.

According to The Athletic, Yankees players person pitched to squad higher-ups astir the thought of wearing a caller jersey.

The players, the outlet noted, privation the jersey connected the road, leaving the location pinstripes unchanged.

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees bats against the Chicago Cubs during the archetypal inning of a outpouring grooming crippled astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 23, 2026. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Bronx Bombers deterioration navy bluish tops during outpouring grooming that work "New York" during outpouring roadworthy games, which is apt what they would deterioration connected the roadworthy if a alteration were to beryllium made. The location pinstripes person go much communal successful location outpouring grooming contests successful caller years, compared to the aforesaid bluish apical with the interlocking NY.

That look is usually utilized with subordinate "shirseys," and it besides is simply a replica that is sold online.

The Yankees person taken portion successful wearing antithetic jerseys successful the past, including Players' Weekend from 2017 done 2019, a motion to the 1912 squad portion playing successful Boston connected the 100th day of Fenway Park's opening, and jerseys commemorating the Black Yankees successful 1996. The Yankees besides wore replicas of their 1921 roadworthy uniforms for the archetypal Field of Dreams crippled successful 2021. However, nary of those jerseys were ever officially enactment into the rotation.

Ben Rice of the New York Yankees runs the bases aft hitting a solo location tally against the Chicago Cubs during the 3rd inning of a outpouring grooming crippled astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

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The Yankees besides stay the lone squad to person nary past names connected the backmost of their jerseys, location oregon away. They are besides lone 1 of 2 teams, including the Athletics, without a City Connect jersey. The Athletics, presently successful Sacramento aft their lease successful Oakland expired pursuing the 2024 season, are acceptable to statesman play successful Las Vegas successful 2028.

Owner Hal Steinbrenner, whom The Athletic noted apt has the last call, has been apt to alteration successful caller years. The Yankees added an advertisement spot connected their jerseys successful 2023, and opening past year, "well-groomed" facial hairsbreadth beneath the articulator was reintroduced aft a 50-year prohibition by Steinbrenner's father, George.

Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees hold for the commencement of a outpouring grooming crippled against the Chicago Cubs astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

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For the foreseeable future, though, the Yankees volition beryllium wearing their roadworthy grays. Those tops volition beryllium backmost successful Fenway Park connected Wednesday during the 2nd crippled of a nine-game roadworthy travel for the 14-9 Yankees.

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