Been perusing Ebay/Mercari lately for some Sox merch and it’s so infuriating to come across a jersey with a name and number on the back and no number on the front! And there’s a TON of these out there for sale. Both Majestic and Nike. Its cant just be a one-off manufacturing error, but what would be the reasoning? The whole point of a jersey is to wear what the player wears. This is neither a blank jersey nor what the player wears, it just feels like a mistake.
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It’s one of the indicators of being replica vs authentic.
Replica jerseys have no numbers on the front. Those are the ones for around $125
Authentic jerseys have numbers on the front and those are more expensive.
There are some like that because that’s just simply how they’re manufactured. The ones without a front number are just basic quickly produced ones. They just slap the name and back number and sell it for a lower cost. I believe the ones with the front number go for a little more. That’s just the fanatics standard. Any other counterfeit ones are just made or manufactured how the warehouse does it. No reason besides saving costs.
Since when do jerseys have numbers on the front??
On the front?!!!!! 😆
Far and away the most popular fan jerseys are the “replica” line, which aren’t replicas at all because they don’t have numbers in the front and are shorter because they don’t need to be tucked in. They’re also usually made of cheaper fabric. I’m kinda surprised you’ve never noticed these all over the ballpark (or anywhere else).
The “authentic” jerseys are actual replicas of what the players actually wear, cost a lot more, and don’t wear as well with street clothes because there’s an unprinted fabric extension at the bottom for tucking in, so fewer people buy them.