THE BEST MLB JERSEYS RANKED

From the Cardinals to the Orioles, there are a lot of great jerseys out there, these are five of the greatest. (Content by Elise Grimshaw)

#1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, home white jerseys. Last season, the Cardinals finished first in the NL Central before being knocked out by the eventual National League Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. As for their uniform, the iconic home white jersey with the iconic birds on bat are second to none. Along with the cardinal red hat and the STL logo, the Cardinals home uniform is a standard setting look.

“The uniforms are nice, especially the birds on the bat, it adds that extra detail that most jerseys don’t have.” Caden Ziha, freshman

#2 NEW YORK YANKEES, home white jerseys with pinstripes. The 27-time world champion NY Yankees may boast the most titles in MLB history, but for this ranking they finish a close second to the Cards. The Yankees have worn pinstripes on their jerseys since 1915 and years later, began their historic chase of World Series victories. Along with the pinstripes, the look is complete with a navy hat and interlocking NY lettering.

#3 LOS ANGELES DODGERS, home white jerseys with blue Dodgers script and red numbering. Last season the Dodgers won first place in the NL West Division. They started wearing the red numbering on the front of the jersey in early 1952. The company who made the jerseys suggested they use red for the front to compliment the red on the logo. Topped with their jerseys, the Dodgers are one of the more successful and storied franchises in the MLB.

#4 BALTIMORE ORIOLES, home white jerseys with orange script, white and orange hat. The Orioles have not had much success on the field lately but their uniforms are a winner. Not only the home whites but the away gray jerseys are a great look as well. Last season, they finished fourth in the AL East division. The Orioles have only won three World Series titles but despite the number of titles they have, they are high up on the uniform rankings.

#5 OAKLAND ATHLETICS, home white jerseys with green and yellow Athletics script and hats. In addition to the home white jerseys, the green alternate jerseys are a great addition to the rankings. The Athletics were fifth in the AL West, they were established in 1901 and have won nine titles since then. The Athletics have several great uniforms but ultimately the home whites look very crisp.

Changing Golds

by Chase Pray cpray812@g.fhsdschools.org

Years ago, FHN made a decision to change the original victory gold into a vegas gold. Since not every activity at FHN that uses vegas gold uses the same vendor, it meant that many of the golds used around the school or on sports jerseys look different from one another.

“The thing with vegas gold is you never know what you might get,” Activities Director Mike Janes said.

Many of the coaches at North have been lobbying for a change for multiple years. However, with the new school opening in 2024, Janes and many of the coaches at North view now as a perfect time to change the gold. Baseball coach and crisis counselor Barry Morrison was a strong lobbyist for the change.

“I’ve been wanting this to change for a while and I’m really glad we finally are doing it,” Morrison said. “The thinking was that the new gold is going to match more of Howell’s gold and it’s going to stick out way more than the current gold.”

The move over to the victory gold is not going into effect immediately and is a multi-year change. Instead of ordering every team new uniforms over the summer, they will be ordering new uniforms when they are needed that will be in the new gold.

“It would cost way too much to just get rid of our newer jerseys when there’s no need to,” Janes said. “When the time comes and it’s needed, we’ll order all new jerseys that have the brand new gold on it.”