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For more than 120 years, the New York Yankees have been traditionalists, as they remain the only team in Major League Baseball without an official alternate jersey. However, all that could change.
According to The Athletic, Yankees players have proposed the idea of wearing a new jersey to team superiors.
The players, the outlet noted, want the jersey on the road, leaving the home pinstripes unchanged.
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees bats against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, on March 23, 2026. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Bronx Bombers wear navy blue jerseys during spring training that say “New York” during spring road games, which is probably what they would wear on the road if a change were made. Local pinstripes have become more common in local spring training contests in recent years, compared to the same blue jersey with the NY interwoven.
That skin is typically used with “shirseys” players and is also a replica sold online.
The Yankees have participated in wearing different jerseys in the past, including Players’ Weekend from 2017 to 2019, a nod to the 1912 team while playing in Boston on the 100th anniversary of the opening of Fenway Park, and jerseys commemorating the Black Yankees in 1996. The Yankees also wore replicas of their 1921 road uniforms for the first Field of Dreams game in 2021. None of those t-shirts were officially included in the rotation.
Ben Rice of the New York Yankees runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game in Mesa, Arizona, on March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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The Yankees also remain the only team that does not have last names on the back of their jerseys, either home or away. They are also only one of two teams, including Athletic, without a City Connect jersey. The A’s, currently in Sacramento after their lease in Oakland expired after the 2024 season, will begin play in Las Vegas in 2028.
Owner Hal Steinbrenner, whom The Athletic noted likely has the final say, has tended to change in recent years. The Yankees added an advertising patch to their jerseys in 2023, and as of last year, “well-groomed” facial hair below the lip was reintroduced after a 50-year ban by Steinbrenner’s father, George.
Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees wait for the start of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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However, for the foreseeable future, the Yankees will wear their gray uniforms. Those tops will be back at Fenway Park on Wednesday during the second game of a nine-game road trip for the Yankees (14-9).
