29. 1993 Texas Rangers (Home)
The Texas Rangers have always had the basic building blocks of a successful uniform. A red, white and blue color scheme makes perfect sense for America’s pastime, and is also a great fit for the Lone Star State.
However, the Rangers have often struggled to put together a perfect uniform. The team’s first logo, implemented after moving from Washington in 1972, was too cartoonish. The cowboy hat sitting on top of a baseball never really looked right, and neither did the word mark (though, it should be noted that placing a small badge on the R was a nice touch). The era in which the team debuted didn’t help as striped waist bands and powder blue road uniforms were unfortunately all the rage.
The team’s current set is fine, though the font used for both the lettering and numbers is a bit too busy. Also, the club can’t seem to figure out whether it wants to be a blue-based team, or a red-based team and should ditch the all-red caps and jerseys altogether. It’s also strange that the team puts ”Texas” on the front of every jersey the team wears, both home and away.
The closest the franchise has come to perfection was the time period between 1984-93, when the home jerseys placed “Rangers” in script on the front, and also included the state outline in its primary logo. The cap wasn’t perfect – the block T is a little too plain – but it was a sharp look overall, and fit the face of the franchise, Nolan Ryan, just right at the end of his career.