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Major League Baseball Puts Sponsor Logos on Uniforms (But Only in Japan)

January 25th, 2008 by James

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Will Major League Baseball uniforms soon look like logo-cluttered NASCAR vehicles? They just might, if this kind of scheme catches on:

The Red Sox will look a little different during their season-opening trip to Japan in March. For the first time, they will have an advertisement on their uniform for a regular season game.

The Sox and Oakland A’s will open the 2008 season with a two-game series on March 25-26 at Tokyo Dome. The Sox will also play two exhibition games against Japanese teams.

During those games, the Red Sox will wear sleeve patches featuring the EMC and “Japan 2008″ logos.

EMC is a data storage provider based in Hopkinton. They will be an official sponsor of the series.

Major league teams normally are not permitted to wear corporate logos on their uniforms, but the rule will be lifted for the games in Japan.

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7 Comments »

Comment by steve dowripple
2008-01-25 17:52:07

I am proud to simply be human. Who cares what nationality you are. So simplistic.

Comment by feitclub
2008-01-25 22:46:48

I think you wanted to reply to the post above this one!

 
 
Comment by feitclub
2008-01-25 22:47:43

Regarding MLB uniform logos, I remember they did something very similar when the Yankees and D-Rays opened their season in Japan. I believe both teams wore a KINOH logo.

 
Comment by morningstar
2008-01-26 11:19:25

Soon the uniform might look like the Racing Cars. HaHa

 
Comment by Raku
2008-01-27 08:18:52

it’s normal on football aka soccer uniforms here in the uk.

 
Comment by Robert Wayne
2008-02-09 20:33:45

It’s bad enough that the majority of stadiums are plastered with some stupid corporate name. Now they’re wanting to ruin the uniforms too. Pitiful!!!!

 
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