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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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – MARCH 28: Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws a pitch in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros during Opening Day at Tropicana Field on March 28, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

27. Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays debuted as the Devil Rays, wearing jerseys that closely matched the color scheme of their expansion brethren in Arizona. Let’s get one thing straight — the original Devil Rays jerseys were hot fire. The flying ray across the chest and the blue and green rainbow lettering were so perfect. The batting practice threads were even fresher.

Somewhere along the line, the Rays decided to ditch the devil and promptly went to the World Series. I guess it was worth it if changing the name was what ended the franchises long run of futility — probably not.

I can see what the designers of these jerseys were going for, but it’s just boring and doesn’t hold a candle to the original (which the team does break out a few times a year as a throwback). There’s an exploding yellow thing in the middle of the “R” which might be a ray of sunshine. It might also be an exploding baseball. Hard to say. The tail of the “R” also sweeps along underneath the rest of the text and might resemble the tail of a sting ray. It might also be a wave in the Gulf of Mexico. Again — hard to say.

The hats are also not much to write home about. Dark blue and white doesn’t really scream ocean to me, nor does it have much to do with the sun. It’s now been over a decade since the World Series run. Maybe time for another deal with the devil, Tampa Bay?

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