MLB: advertisements to baseball uniforms not a distraction

Allegedly there has been talk about selling advertising space on MLB uniforms as a way to recoup some lost revenue.

If and when the MLB season kicks off you may notice something different about the baseball uniform your favorite player adorns. Aside from the team name, his last name, and his number, you’ll most likely see a corporate logo. Will you be shocked to see advertisements on uniforms?

The latest news to be leaked in the ongoing dramatic play we call 2020 Major League Baseball, is owners wanting to sell advertisement space on uniforms.

Of course, they are, and in reality, why shouldn’t they choose this route as a way to generate more revenue.

Yes, owners are billionaires, I know. Yes, putting advertisements on uniforms takes away from the purity of the game, I know.

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Corporate America has taken over this game, and the greed displayed by the MLBPA and owners recently is just an extension of that.

Advertising in baseball is as old as the game itself. Weren’t baseball cards added to tobacco products in the early 1900s? Team logos that used to be plastered across outfield walls in stadiums have been replaced by advertisements. I wouldn’t know what Who But, W.B. Mason was if I hadn’t seen it in baseball stadiums.

What about stadium names? Do you ever miss the Pittsburgh Pirates dandy Three Rivers Stadium or the Cincinnati Reds gem, Riverfront? The game has been trending in the direction of grabbing as much money as they can, for years.

Do you watch Nascar? Advertisements all over those cars. Have you noticed NBA uniforms in the past few years? Advertisements on those uniforms.

Society continually blasts baseball because they do not appeal to the younger crowd. Fans urge baseball to catch up to the other sports. Well, here we have it. Baseball is now catching up in the way of marketing and I am on board with this move.

In this back and forth, players have shown they are frustrated with owners. Might as well let the players play for the logos on the front of their jerseys rather than the team names.