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New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay grew up successful nan Bronx, truthful he knows each astir nan Bronx Bombers tradition.
Well, it seems for illustration nan Yankees are making their biggest agelong distant from it, aft it was revealed Wednesday that nan Yankees person an official alternate jersey for nan first clip successful its team's 120-plus twelvemonth history.
The news came amid reports Wednesday that players had discussed nan anticipation of a 3rd jersey to deterioration connected nan roadworthy pinch squad higher-ups. MLB.com reported that that nan 3rd jersey had been successful nan useful "for a while."
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Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger of nan New York Yankees hold for nan commencement of a outpouring training crippled against nan Chicago Cubs astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
Kay said he "couldn't attraction less" if nan Yankees deviated from their tradition, but his "problem pinch this" is that "it can’t beryllium a one-way street."
Kay said if he were proprietor Hal Steinbrenner, who "give[s] you guys everything," he'd show them to "win maine a championship, and I'll springiness you things for illustration this."
"All I’ve seen complete these years, ‘Let’s make things awesome for nan players. Let’s springiness nan players everything they want.’ And they merit to person awesome things. It’s not an easy job, but they’re good compensated for it. But you salary apical dollar, you person a state-of-the-art clubhouse, you recreation successful style, you enactment successful nan champion hotels. OK, great, that worldly should be," Kay continued.
"But nan other small things, ‘Let america grow our hairsbreadth longer. Can we deterioration beards?’ Well then, triumph maine a championship. Because if I’m going to move distant from nan Yankees and what nan Yankees guidelines for, past I’m going to request thing backmost from you."
"The players are astir apt saying, ‘We want to person nosy for illustration each nan different teams. They person each these wacky uniforms.’ Win maine a championship. Maybe that’s nan deal. Win maine a championship. I don’t deliberation that’s a large ask."
Aaron Judge of nan New York Yankees bats against nan Chicago Cubs during nan first inning of a outpouring training crippled astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 23, 2026. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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The Yankees' navy bluish batting believe tops, akin to their roadworthy outpouring training uniforms, were nan ones that were approved to beryllium worn successful games.
The Yankees person taken portion successful wearing different jerseys successful nan past, including Players' Weekend from 2017 done 2019, a motion to nan 1912 squad while playing successful Boston connected nan 100th day of Fenway Park's opening, and jerseys commemorating nan Black Yankees successful 1996. The Yankees besides wore replicas of their 1921 roadworthy uniforms for nan first Field of Dreams crippled successful 2021. However, nary of those jerseys were ever officially put into nan rotation.
The Yankees besides stay nan only squad to person nary past names connected nan backmost of their jerseys, location aliases away. They are besides only 1 of 2 teams, including nan Athletics, without a City Connect jersey. The Athletics, presently successful Sacramento aft their lease successful Oakland expired pursuing nan 2024 season, are group to statesman play successful Las Vegas successful 2028.
Ben Rice of nan New York Yankees runs nan bases aft hitting a solo location tally against nan Chicago Cubs during nan 3rd inning of a outpouring training crippled astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 24, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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Steinbrenner has been apt to alteration successful caller years. The Yankees added an advertisement spot connected their jerseys successful 2023, and opening past year, "well-groomed" facial hair below nan articulator was reintroduced aft a 50-year prohibition by Steinbrenner's father, George.
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