Power ranking all 30 MLB uniforms

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?