The Miami Marlins will be colorful. They will look different from others.
Different, not only from the rest of Major League Baseball but from their past as the Florida Marlins. They made that clear Friday night with a gala unveiling of their distinctive look, logo and uniforms at the yet-to-be-named retractable-roof ballpark in Little Havana.
How bold of a direction the new-look franchise is headed will ultimately depend on who wears the uniforms -- they reportedly have extended offers to Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes.
Friday was about style. Gone is the familiar marlin wrapped around an F they wore on their caps since 1993. The name change from Florida to Miami Marlins takes the multicolored M accented by an abstract marlin that has been rumored since September.
Different, not only from the rest of Major League Baseball but from their past as the Florida Marlins. They made that clear Friday night with a gala unveiling of their distinctive look, logo and uniforms at the yet-to-be-named retractable-roof ballpark in Little Havana.
How bold of a direction the new-look franchise is headed will ultimately depend on who wears the uniforms -- they reportedly have extended offers to Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes.
Friday was about style. Gone is the familiar marlin wrapped around an F they wore on their caps since 1993. The name change from Florida to Miami Marlins takes the multicolored M accented by an abstract marlin that has been rumored since September.
The much-debated logo was formally revealed to an invitation-only crowd in the ballpark and a live stream on Marlins.com in a glitzy presentation that featured a performance by rapper Pitbull. Hanley Ramirez, in the new home whites, arranged a fashion show of eight players modeling the fresh uniforms to Enrique Iglesias's "I like How it Feels." Manager Ozzie Guillen came onstage afterward in a suit.
"All the players like them. We think it's a good uniform," said first baseman Sanchez, a Miami native. "It's distinctive, its something of its own. I feel like, if you're going to have a staidum that's going to be this grand, this beautiful, you've got to make the jerseys the same. I feel like its really Miami."
The logo is similar to what has been publishing on the Internet, with combination of various colours. The center is black when set against light backgrounds, white on the black cap and colored jerseys. It is combination of red-orange, yellow, silver and blue.
Owner Jeffrey Loria said the primary colors are symbolic of the citrus industry, the sky and sea.
Loria said "We are different, we're sleel and unique, and we are the colors of Miami".
While the uniforms are not traditional for Major League Baseball, they down well short of extreme.
The team has option of four uniforms: The home white, road gray and alternate black each have MIAMI in beveled, block-lettering across the chest, with the logo M larger and accented by the leaping marlin. The home whites have orange piping around the collar, sleeves and down the pants leg. Only the orange alternate varies with MARLINS across the chest and the abstract fish leaping from the middle of the name.
Loria noted that having the city name on the primary uniforms " is a rarity in major leage baseball. We're proud of where our home is and we want to remind the world when we take the field."
Some leaks of images of the logo and merchandise alerted much of the suspense from the announcement. A photo circulated earlier Friday of second baseman Omar Infante wearing one of the orange jerseys alongside Emilio Bonifacio in a black warm-up jacket.
Reaction to the many design was largely, and often colorfully, negative. After it first published on the Internet, former Marlin Dan Uggla said he felt sorry for players who will wear the new uniforms.
Left fielder Logan Morrison said his opinion has been changed after he saw the uniforms.
I like what I did not like about them at first: the different colors, the simplicity of the fish. I didn't used to like, now I like it," Morrison said. "I think it's a big-league uniform, so it doesn't hurt."
"All the players like them. We think it's a good uniform," said first baseman Sanchez, a Miami native. "It's distinctive, its something of its own. I feel like, if you're going to have a staidum that's going to be this grand, this beautiful, you've got to make the jerseys the same. I feel like its really Miami."
The logo is similar to what has been publishing on the Internet, with combination of various colours. The center is black when set against light backgrounds, white on the black cap and colored jerseys. It is combination of red-orange, yellow, silver and blue.
Owner Jeffrey Loria said the primary colors are symbolic of the citrus industry, the sky and sea.
Loria said "We are different, we're sleel and unique, and we are the colors of Miami".
While the uniforms are not traditional for Major League Baseball, they down well short of extreme.
The team has option of four uniforms: The home white, road gray and alternate black each have MIAMI in beveled, block-lettering across the chest, with the logo M larger and accented by the leaping marlin. The home whites have orange piping around the collar, sleeves and down the pants leg. Only the orange alternate varies with MARLINS across the chest and the abstract fish leaping from the middle of the name.
Loria noted that having the city name on the primary uniforms " is a rarity in major leage baseball. We're proud of where our home is and we want to remind the world when we take the field."
Some leaks of images of the logo and merchandise alerted much of the suspense from the announcement. A photo circulated earlier Friday of second baseman Omar Infante wearing one of the orange jerseys alongside Emilio Bonifacio in a black warm-up jacket.
Reaction to the many design was largely, and often colorfully, negative. After it first published on the Internet, former Marlin Dan Uggla said he felt sorry for players who will wear the new uniforms.
Left fielder Logan Morrison said his opinion has been changed after he saw the uniforms.
I like what I did not like about them at first: the different colors, the simplicity of the fish. I didn't used to like, now I like it," Morrison said. "I think it's a big-league uniform, so it doesn't hurt."
T-Shirts, caps, jerseys and other items bringing the new design was being available for sale outside the ballpark following the announcement. Saturday, merchandise will go on sale at kiosks in the Sawgrass, Aventura and Dolphin Malls as well as the Marlins en Miami story in Coral Gables.
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