MLB: Major League Baseball uniform power rankings
95. . Est. 1961, in Texas since 1972. American League West. Texas Rangers. 29. player
- Home Cap: 26th
- Home Jersey: 27th
- Road Cap: 25th
- Road Jersey: 28th
The Good: Despite falling to 29th in Major League Baseball on this list, the Rangers don’t have a bad set of uniforms. There are just a lot of other teams that look better on average.
One of the most unique things about the Texas Rangers is that none of their four regular jerseys – not the traditional home white, road gray nor alternate blue or red – say the word “Rangers” on the front. It’s a fact that irks some baseball fans since it’s traditional to spell out the team name on the front of the home jersey, but putting “Texas” on the front of each jersey shows the kind of state pride we’ve come to expect from the Lone Star State. (Note: the Marlins’ home white jersey says “Miami” and only the alternate orange jersey says “Marlins.”)
The Bad: I’m not a fan of the red hat and alternate jersey, and the font is just a little too busy for my taste. It’s not that the Rangers uniform set is bad, it’s just that it could be much better.
Actually, that’s always been the case with the Rangers and their logos and uniforms (The blue state outline logo with the red “Rangers” script used from 1984-93 is the only logo I’ve liked since the team moved from Washington). Most of the time, they’re just a little too plain, but when the club tries to dress up the look, they make odd choices.
On the bright side, however, at least the Rangers no longer embrace the addition of black as a secondary team color, like they did in the Alex Rodriguez era, and also got rid of the ridiculous two-tone helmets that were used a few years ago. Both changes are a case of addition by subtraction.
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