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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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 08: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on May 08, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

7. Los Angeles Dodgers

Though the Dodgers team nickname doesn’t make much sense in Los Angeles (unless you’re trying to dodge an influencer taking a selfie on the Hollywood Walk of Fame), their uniforms are classic. The jerseys are simple, but in a way that doesn’t look lazy. While the Dodgers ripped the hearts out of Brooklynites when they fled for California, the franchise has left the uniform design essentially unchanged for nearly 80 years.

The Dodgers may have the cleanest old-school cursive in the league, and it just flows across the front of their jerseys. It’s the type of cursive writing that makes this Millennial wish more people still used cursive every once in a while. The red number has been prominently featured on the team’s home jerseys since 1952, and was added to the road threads in 1960. The Dodgers replaced their team name with their city on their road jerseys in 1999 to match the convention of the rest of the league.

Interlocking letters are certainly the most frequently used cap logo in baseball, and the “LA” for Los Angeles, with its corners and blocky look, is sharp. It’s a strong design that emphatically announces the city, which makes it stand out, in my opinion, over some of the harder-to-discern interlocking letters used by other teams.

There’s one more solid feature on the Dodgers uniform to touch on — their flying baseball logo. The logo predates the team’s move across the country and is still used all over the stadium. Personally, I think this logo needs to be incorporated into the jersey design as a patch.

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