Here’s a shot from 9/1/23. Note the white outline around the NY on the cap.
Now note this listing on the MLB Shop, and the use of the words AUTHENTIC and ON FIELD.
I scrolled down the MLB site and Lids and can’t find the design with the white outline.
Let’s take a look at what the Mets used to wear back in the day.
White outline.
Hmmmm.
So….have the Mets changed the on-field alternate cap for 2024 and why would they do this? Without the white outline we wind up with the problem the old hybrid caps had, which is that the blue and black combine to make everything look kind of purple, and not distinct.
This also makes me wonder about the black jersey. Will this not have a white outline? Or will the caps not match the shirts? (Below the design last used.)
On the MLB Shop, any black jersey for sale is labeled, curiously, as “2022” design. There is no option to buy a custom black jersey, although I will point out there is no option to buy a custom road jersey either.
Much thanks to @Tom_Hom22 for putting this on my radar.
Black uniforms suck and have no business in Queens – but if we must have one, the white outline helps make it less horrible. This design is a regression Steve. Not sure what you’re doing over there in Flushing.
