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The Philadelphia Phillies unveiled their City Connect uniforms on Friday, April 5, celebrating the city’s rich past, present, and future. The new jerseys incorporate the city’s official colours blue and yellow and are from the renowned athleisure brand Nike. The jersey reveal is the first of nine Major League Baseball teams that will release a new City Connect uniform in the upcoming season. The jerseys are blue, with a lighter shade at the top that eventually fades into a darker shade at the bottom with yellow on the sleeves.
The jerseys have ‘Philly’ written on the front, which is for ‘Phillies’. Speaking of the hats, they are in blue with the Liberty Bell on the front. The jerseys have a patch on the sleeves which includes ‘City of Brotherly Love’ with the Liberty Bell inside the word ‘love’. The process of designing the jerseys began in 2021, and the intent was to make the jerseys look appealing to younger fans.
Phillies' Vice President of Business Affairs Howard Smith said in a news release, "We are excited and honored to be the first team this season to officially unveil our City Connect uniform, which features a new modern design that represents being 'unapologetically Philly' and celebrates our city's rich history.” He added, “It's about getting younger as a sport. We've got a lot of 20-somethings in that clubhouse. So it's kind of part of the target we're going after, they're sitting down in the clubhouse. And to see their excitement through the process was gratifying.”
Notably, the uniform includes multiple nods to Philadelphia’s roots, which is a key component of each City’s Connect uniform. Their pattern of ‘Philly’ across the chest is similar to the text which is found on historical documents in the city. A few players were included in the process of designing the jersey.