Kelly green may be on its way back for the Philadelphia Eagles, but St. Patrick's Day green has been taken out of the rotation for the Phillies.
Because of Nike's new four-plus-one rule, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com hears that the Phillies won't wear their popular green uniform tops with a shamrock on the sleeve when they have a split-squad exhibition with the Toronto Blue Jays on March 17, which is St. Patrick's Day.
As outlined on Phillies Nation earlier this month, Nike took over as the uniform manufacturer for MLB in 2020 and has now asked that teams limit themselves to four jerseys. Evidently that includes Spring Training uniforms as well.
An exception can be made for a fifth jersey if it is part of the "City Connect" program, which began in 2021. The Phillies don't yet have a City Connect jersey of their own, but Zolecki reports that they will begin to wear one in 2024. Though there have been rumors of what the theme of the uniform may be, the Phillies have not yet announced what they will base their City Connect uniforms on.
Audacy Sports will release our 2023 rankings of each uniform set in Major League Baseball in early March. A year ago, the Phillies came in at No. 10 on the countdown.
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