Why does some MLB teams don't use the players names on the uniforms?
Question:Most teams in MLB have the players names on the uniforms,
I think some teams don't use the players names because the teams has more history.
What do you think about that?
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If I recall correctly, at the turn of the century uniform numbers were assigned to the players according to their position in the batting order; i.e. the batter hitting clean-up wore #4. Names couldn't be used because a player's position in the batting order would change from day to day. Eventually certain star players would routinely get the same number and the practice of assigning numbers to individual players began. Names were not put on the uniforms in order to facilitate sales of programs( an important revenue stream in the pre-luxury box and TV days).In the post-WWII era, more and more games were televised and it became necessary to put names on the backs in order to aid the TV audience. Some teams continued to use nameless uniforms out of a sense of tradition.
Today I believe that only the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox( home) are the only teams to not put player's names on the backs of the uniforms. Am I incorrect?
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i dont get it i kno the yankees i think the dodgers red sox but i agree w/ u ithink it is about historyWhat does a sandwich pick in the MLB draft mean?
I think most of the ones that do it keep them off because of tradition. They either never have had them or they've rarely had them.to make them not think about themselfs to think about the team i think
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There is no rule in MLB stating a team has to have names on the back of the uniform, which is different from some other sports. TV is the main reason that names are on there, because people are watching teams that are nowhere near them geographically. History has a little to do with it, but not a lot.It's just an old Yankee and Red Sox tradition, I think the uniforms look better with the names on them, and i'm happy the Dodgers have the names back on their unis this season.
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if i may quote Miracle:"because the name on the front of the jersey is a heck of a lot more important than the one on the back!"
^sounds true to me!
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Back in the day the never used to put the players names on the jerseys. So some teams like to keep it "traditional". Also Some teams want to keep it about the team and not about a certain player.Question for men who play slowpitch softball?
I do not know why? I know the Yankees have never had players names on ther uniforms, and the Red Sox only have them on there home uniforms I think? I may be wrong!More Questions & Answers...