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LOOK: Texas Rangers Unveil 'City Connect' Uniforms

The Texas Rangers have become the latest team to unveil their 'City Connect' uniforms. The team will wear them for the first time on April 21st and will wear them during Friday home games the rest of the season.

Brady Farkas

LOOK: Texas Rangers Unveil 'City Connect' Uniforms
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The Texas Rangers have become the latest team to unveil their "City Connect" uniforms. 

The Rangers put out pictures on social media and put out an infographic explaining what the uniform represents. It's based on the baseball heritage of Dallas and Forth Worth.

The Rangers are going with a black hat with white lettering which seems to say TX on it, while going with a white uniform top with the same black TX and red numerals. The red is apparently an homage to old Fort Worth Panthers.

The Rangers are also going with black pants with a white stripe down the side.

Paul Lukas, who is a uniform expert at "Uni Watch" had this to say about the uniforms:

  • "That stylized “TX” logo on the jersey and cap doesn’t work for me at all. Looks more like “FX,” or “IX,” or just an abstract jumble.
  • See that little logo at the top of the left pant leg. That’s similar to the little logo on the Cubs’ road pants.
  • Speaking of the pants: They’re going with a white belt! Insert “It’s not Memorial Day yet!” jokes here.

Overall: This feels like a weird mishmash of elements that don’t cohere very well. I do like that the whole thing is based on baseball history (not just local history), but it’s not a very effective uniform."

The Rangers will debut these uniforms this Friday and Saturday and then will wear them each Friday home game for the rest of the season.

Texas is currently in first place in the American League West at 9-6. They'll open up a new series with the Royals tonight. 

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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