Power ranking all 30 MLB uniforms

23. Kansas City Royals

Royal blue is, well, the color of royalty, but the Kansas City Royals uniforms are pretty darn basic. There is so much potential to make use of the great primary color, but the Royals jerseys and hats fall extremely short. Kansas City’s uniforms lack creativity and the fact that they have undergone very few changes over the years does not make them iconic.

For many years in their history, the Royals actually wore powder blue road jerseys, which were pretty solid, even if they weren’t royal blue. Kansas City had their best years — until their recent World Series years — wearing the powder blues. They abandoned them in 1992 to join the rest of the league in wearing grey on the road.

The Royals have tweaked their basic jerseys several times over the years, but none of the results were particularly memorable. Their current uniforms are essentially the same design the team wore when it entered the league in 1968. Most of the experiments over the years have involved some sort of trim around the text.

The most original design feature on the Royals uniforms is their team crest, located on the sleeve, but even that feels contrived. The logo is a carbon copy of the team’s scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium. Granted, it’s one of the more well-known stadium features in MLB, but the Royals could have been a little more creative coming up with a jersey accent.