Major League Baseball has shown a willingness to break from traditional uniforms in the name of a good cause. Annual Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Independence Day, among other holidays, are used to incorporate special jerseys and caps.
While the league’s commitment to raising awareness and money for charities can’t be questioned, their level of success in marketing the sport’s biggest stars is often criticized. It pales in comparison to that of the NBA and NFL.
Seemingly in effort to address a lack of players’ individual identity, MLB and the Players Association agreed on a weekend where jerseys will feature nicknames, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo!