BOSTON \u2014 New York Yankees players recently pitched higher-ups on the team wearing alternate jerseys for the first time in franchise history, a league source briefed on the conversations told The Athletic.<\/p>\n
Players suggested the team during occasional road games wear its navy batting practice jerseys, which feature \u201cNew York\u201d across the chest in gray letters and numbers with white trim and the Starr Insurance sleeve patch. The players did not propose any changes to the home uniforms or to the regular road jerseys. The Yankees have only two official jerseys: white with blue pinstripes at home and gray on the road.<\/p>\n
The batting practice tops look similar to the Yankees\u2019 Nike alternate replicas<\/a> that are sold on MLB\u2019s website, though another league source said the jerseys have already been approved by Major League Baseball for game use. The jerseys can be found in every player\u2019s locker on the road.<\/p>\n The final arbiter, likely, will be owner Hal Steinbrenner, who has shown some appetite for change in recent years. The Yankees eliminated their nearly 50-year-old ban on facial hair<\/a> last season. In 2024, the club altered its road jerseys slightly, removing white outlining and sleeve trim. In 2023, the Yankees added their first jersey sponsor<\/a> with the Starr Insurance logo in a deal that reportedly nets them $25 million a year on average.<\/p>\n The Yankees have never had an official alternate jersey. Every other MLB team has an alternate. The Los Angeles Dodgers recently bucked tradition and added a blue alternate road uniform<\/a> to their regular gray uniform.<\/p>\n New York is also one of two teams that don\u2019t have City Connect jerseys. The Athletics, who are between homes, are the other. The A\u2019s, who left Oakland after the 2024 season, are playing in Sacramento until their stadium in Las Vegas is completed.<\/p>\n