{"id":104288,"date":"2025-06-14T23:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/104288\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T23:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:21:31","slug":"colorado-rockies-to-retire-city-connect-uniforms-at-seasons-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/104288\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies to retire City Connect uniforms at season\u2019s end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5806473\/2024\/09\/30\/mlb-all-star-game-uniforms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">uniforms<\/a> in person is your thing, you have exactly one chance left to catch the first version of Colorado Rockies\u2019 City Connect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6121981\/2025\/02\/10\/mlb-uniform-fiasco-spring-training-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jerseys<\/a> in action.<\/p>\n<p>The team announced it will retire the forest green uniform at the end of this season. They will debut a new uniform in 2025. The <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/rockies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rockies<\/a> have one more City Connect Saturday on their schedule, Sept. 28 against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"106\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/dodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coming in 2025 \ud83d\udc40 New City Connect<\/p>\n<p>This is the final month of the inaugural green and white uniforms. As part of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> and Nike\u2019s three year City Connect cycle, we will be debuting a new City Connect design next season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYOwbwKLsC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dYOwbwKLsC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rockies\/status\/1834652096861286576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The uniforms, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/3490602\/2022\/05\/27\/rockies-unveil-city-connect-alternate-uniform-based-on-colorados-license-plate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debuted in June 2022<\/a>, were inspired by the Colorado license plate and prominently feature the Rocky Mountains. When they were unveiled, they included matching green pants, which were eventually replaced with white pants.<\/p>\n<p>In a ranking of all 29 City Connects, a selection of The Athletic\u2019s resident uniform aficionados had the Rockies\u2019 offering in the top spot. The Washington Nationals\u2019 ode to cherry blossoms, No. 4 on the list, will also be retired after this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5560347\/2024\/06\/17\/mlb-city-connect-uniform-rankings\/\" class=\"go-deeper\" data-content-id=\"5560347\" data-content-post-type-id=\"26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614_CityConnect_UniRankings_29-1024x512.png\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">MLB City Connect: All 29 uniforms ranked, from the so-so to the sublime<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first of the City Connect uniform series debuted in 2021. They are supposed to be stylistic departures from the uniforms teams already have in their rotation that evoke a connection with the city or state the team represents.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers were the first team to unveil <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1802743483133989258\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">new City Connect uniforms<\/a>, which dropped earlier this season. 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