Yesterday was Father’s Day, which means I put one load of towels in the washing machine and forgot all about them after a few beers. Today, I’ve got an iced coffee and a fresh tub of Tide Pods, so we’re back in action.
Yesterday, MLB players celebrated Father’s Day with blue equipment, such as catching gear, batting gloves, and bats. Most importantly, a patch was worn on uniforms league-wide. The patch featured the MLB logo wrapped in a blue ribbon, which aimed to raise awareness for prostate cancer—the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men (not including skin cancer). Fuck Cancer.
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at the home of the Braves (booooo), Truist Park. Some uniform and hat leaks have popped up over the last few weeks, but today, the official collection was revealed by MLB.
The big news heading into this year’s ASG was that players would return to wearing their home uniforms during the game. I absolutely love this move. Let players represent their teams during the game instead of wearing a generic and often poorly designed jersey that vaguely represents the host of the Mid-Summer Classic.
Players will be wearing these funky split panel hats along with their jerseys. Honestly, I really like these. I love a funky hat.
During workouts and the Home Run Derby, players will wear a variation of the ASG hat, that will represent the host city, Atlanta. These lids seem to be the exact same, albeit in the Braves’ red, white, and blue colorway.
We all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing players would sport their home unis during the All-Star Game. We didn’t think we’d get off that easy, did we? Sluggers competing in the Home Run Derby will be wearing these. The AL/NL logos are reminiscent of the lowercase ‘a’ Braves logo, which was present on their hats during the 70s.
After Jeff McNeil’s walk-off single in the 10th inning against the Washington Nationals, Steve Gelbs took another Gatorade bath like a champ. Brett Baty and Tyrone Taylor were spotted coming across the field as Steve and Jeff began their interview. Jeff stopped mid-response and Steve Gelbs wrapped an arm around his shoulder saying, “alright, yep, let’s go then.” The two were soaked, the Mets celebrated their win, and Steve Gelbs lamented his second ruined shirt of the season.
Not to be outdone by McNeil, David Peterson threw the first complete-game shutout of his career the following night. Sean Manaea and Tyrone snuck up behind the interview this time, fully dousing Peterson with the cooler. Steve avoided the worst of this Gatorade bath, but I have a feeling this will be a game of cat and mouse that will continue throughout the season.
