Fans, brands pointing fingers at Nike amid MLB uniform redesign, NY Times says

A redesign of Major League Baseball’s uniforms has put Fanatics and Nike at the center of a debate about performance versus quality in sportswear, The New York Times’ Eve Peyser reports. The league signed a 10-year, $1B deal with Nike and Fanatics for the design and manufacture of its uniforms in 2020, but it was only this year that the uniforms underwent a significant redesign, with less intricate details and revamped, sheer fabric. “We worked closely with players, teams and the league to create the most advanced uniforms in the history of M.L.B., which are lighter and more flexible,” Nike said in a statement to The New York Times. “We will continue to work with M.L.B., the players and our manufacturing partner to address player uniforms.”