Excluding City Connects, the Tigers and New York Yankees were the only MLB franchises without a dedicated alternate uniform. The Tigers have long prided themselves on the rich history of the Old English D insignia. Although the team has worn alternate uniforms honoring the Detroit Stars of the Negro Leagues and their \u201cTigres\u201d jerseys honoring Latin American heritage, the Tigers wore non-white jerseys at home only once before the 2024 inception of their dark blue City Connects.<\/p>\n
That instance came on May 7, 1995, when the Tigers wore their now-infamous blue alternates for the first and only time<\/a>. Even during MLB<\/a>\u2019s Turn Ahead the Clock night in 1999, the Tigers merely shortened the sleeves and adopted a more futuristic font, but otherwise, they hardly altered their existing look.<\/p>\n Before departing from that tradition, the organization embarked on an 18-month process of polling fans through surveys, focus groups and A\/B testing. The organization also consulted with players before concluding that a large percentage of supporters were ready for an alternate uniform.<\/p>\n The Tigers aimed to make their uniforms pay homage to history, with subtle touches such as sleeve striping similar to what they wore in the 1984 World Series.<\/p>\n \n (Courtesy of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment)<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re proud to introduce these new uniforms, which have been years in the making,\u201d said Ryan Gustafson, president of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, in a statement. \u201cWe believe it\u2019s important to ask fans what matters to them, and constantly hear responses centered around getting more creative with merchandise, exploring alternate jerseys, incorporating more elements from uniforms worn by the 1984 team, and steering into the color orange.\u201d<\/p>\n The alternate uniforms will debut in spring training games. Both jerseys will be available at the D Shop in Detroit and Lakeland, Fla., beginning Friday. Online availability is expected to begin Sunday, with other \u201clifestyle merchandise\u201d hitting stores closer to Opening Day.<\/p>\n \u201cOur creative team developed hundreds of concepts that were debated by colleagues in the front office, fans in focus groups, and players in the clubhouse,\u201d Gustafson said in the statement. \u201cWhat you see today is a result of nearly everyone being drawn to the alignment between our existing uniforms and new alternates, featuring the iconic Olde English \u2018D\u2019 and script Detroit, while bringing navy and orange to the forefront. These uniforms are thoroughly rooted in our tradition \u2014 fresh takes on Detroit classics \u2014 pushing us to evolve with authenticity in mind, just like our city has for centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAKELAND, Fla. \u2014 The Detroit Tigers unveiled two alternate uniforms on Thursday, marking a fresh look for a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,147,53,2583,4,165,594],"class_list":{"0":"post-584634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-tigers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-detroit","10":"tag-detroit-tigers","11":"tag-detroittigers","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-sports-business","14":"tag-tigers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116108195982189263","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/012026-AMF-0376-scaled.jpg\")
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