Power ranking all 30 MLB uniforms

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 02: Chris Davis #19 of the Baltimore Orioles flips the ball to the pitcher covering first base to get the baserunner in the fifth inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 11: Daniel Vogelbach #20 of the Seattle Mariners reacts after a called third strike from starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough #48 of the Tampa Bay Rays to end the eighth inning of a game at T-Mobile Park on August 11, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

19. Seattle Mariners

We’ll move from the former Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee to the current Mariners in Seattle, who have been playing ball since 1977 after the city won a franchise back from the league. When the Mariners entered MLB, they came back with the original blue and yellow color scheme and life was good. These uniforms — the ones Ken Griffey Jr. is wearing on his famous rookie card — were awesome, as was the stylized pitchfork ‘M’ logo.

The team’s new colors were selected in the early 1990s to pay homage to the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. While it’s certainly true that there are few regions of the country more majestic than Seattle and its surrounding coast and mountain forests, the jerseys are bland and the colors muted. The only real style on the Mariners jerseys that make them stand out from any of the other lower-rated on this list is the compass rose logo, but even that’s confusing. Is the logo meant to look like a shining baseball? Or is it the North Star?

The Mariners “Northwest Green” is essentially teal, which was having a moment for itself in the Nineties. It doesn’t look particularly like any color found commonly in the Northwest. Picking teal was just a way to try and play a hot trend during a different era.

Overall, the Mariners uniforms are just way too basic to rank high on this list. They have done well with their throwback-styled home alternates that feature the original blue and yellow color scheme with the current jersey and hat design. It’s a pretty good look for a team that has the longest playoff drought in MLB.

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