One week into the 2021 regular season, Nike unveiled plans for seven teams to wear a City Connect uniform this year, with the Los Angeles Dodgers among the inaugural group. By the end of the 2023 season every club is expected to have their own version.
“Nike is uniquely suited for our relationship with MLB because we like pushing the edges of creativity across the board, but it’s always done out of a place of supporting the players and advancing the sport,” Nike vice president of North American League partnerships Sonja Henning said in a statement.
“We take that same attentive energy in hearing insight from athletes and apply that to visualizing new and familiar relationships between clubs, cities and fans.