The Pittsburgh Pirates are the latest MLB team to release their City Connect uniforms. What do you need to know about them? What do we think about them? Read on to find it.
Grading the City Connect uniforms just unveiled by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Take a look at the uniforms below. According to MLB.com, “The Pirates will debut the uniforms on Tuesday against the (San Diego) Padres at PNC Park and will wear their City Connect jerseys for every remaining Friday home game, excluding Roberto Clemente Day on Sept. 15.”
Hard work, dedication, craft, and resilience.
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 22, 2023
The Pittsburgh Pirates have certainly committed to the black and gold that is so prevalent among all Pittsburgh major professional teams. You can read more about the details behind the uniform that are hard to see in the photo above by clicking here.
What we like
The words “we bleed black and gold” on the jock tag are a nice touch. After all, any Pittsburgh sports fans will say that and Pirates fans have been loyal to the team, despite some not-so-great seasons in recent memories.
This jersey can be worn to Steelers or Penguins games as much as a Pirates game, so well done there.
Also, we’re a big fan of the yellow stripe down the side of the pants and how it goes with the jersey. While the jersey is meant to be a new reflection of the team, there’s something about that connection that flashes back to Dave Parker and Willie Stargell.
What we don’t like
Sorry, but that’s a lot of yellow on top and the “PGH” font just doesn’t do it for us.
Also, while all of the subtle tips of the cap to Pittsburgh are fantastic, there isn’t anything on here that screams “Pirates” to us. Nothing about the Jolly Roger or raising it (unless we’re missing something here), so it’s feel like a bit of a missed opportunity there to not just emphasize the city, but also the things that connect fans to the mascot as well.
Overall grade
We will give it a B-minus overall. It certainly does it job to connect with the city, but it also feels like there is more that could have been to differentiate this black and gold from the other sports teams in the city.