The Boston Red Sox’s City Connect uniforms have shifted from marathon to Monster motif.
The club will debut what it calls its ‘Fenway Greens’ kits Friday night at Fenway Park against Atlanta, with newly acquired ace Garrett Crochet modeling the togs against former Red Sox lefty Chris Sale.
It’s a significant departure from the Red Sox’s first City Connects – which were also the very first rollout in Major League Baseball’s series. The yellow and powder blue theme aimed to dovetail with the iconic Boston Marathon finish line, a perfect getup for their annual Patriots Day game. The club announced that those uniforms will remain a ‘core offering’ and will continue to be used on marathon Monday in April.
Yet with MLB aiming to keep the cash registers whirring and the fresh looks churning, the Red Sox and several other clubs have debuted a second City Connect uniform, certainly risking a downshift in vibes from their originals.
The Red Sox seemed to hit the mark again on the second go-around.
The green tops certainly make the playerse resemble walking, talking Green Monsters, the shade perfectly matching the famed wall. And while the club notes the yellow jersey numerals on the front are a tribute to the Fisk and Pesky foul poles, they also match the yellow used on the Monster scoreboard to reflect that the inning is ongoing in an out-of-town score.
The club will wear them on ‘select’ home dates throughout the season, though Friday home games tend to be the preferred leaguewide window for the alternate gear.
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