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