Power ranking all 30 MLB uniforms

9. Boston Red Sox

I’ve knocked several MLB teams for their fairly simple uniform designs, but the Boston Red Sox will get a pass for their fairly flare-free uniforms because they are among the most iconic uniforms in baseball. With only minimal tweaks to the color scheme and name on the team’s road jerseys, the Red Sox have not messed around much with their threads since ditching their red and white pinstripes in 1933. They get bonus points, as well, for actually having more than a few of their players actually wear red socks.

The Red Sox have avoided the trap of trying to do too much to change their jerseys to match modern taste and design conventions. Less really is more sometimes, and that’s exactly the case with these uniforms. There’s a simple pleasure that can be derived from seeing Mookie Betts tearing around Fenway in the same basic jersey that Ted Williams wore.

Boston’s blue cap with red capital ‘B’ is instantly recognized all over the world and is a much better look than the brief experiment with red cap and blue brim. For some reason, these hats also just look better than the average MLB hat when heavily worn in and covered in sweat, pine tar and resin (or, more likely, we’ve just been conditioned to expect that of Red Sox players).

These are quintessential MLB uniforms, especially the home set, with the red piping and bright lettering across the chest. The Red Sox have also done well with their home alternates that feature red or navy tops.