MLB Uniform Issues Continue As Tigers' Riley Greene Can't Stop Ripping His Pants
Just over a month into the MLB season, Riley Greene has already suffered two major wardrobe malfunctions.
During the third inning of Friday's loss to the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers outfielder ripped his pants while sliding into second base. And we're not talking about just a tiny tear — these pants split all the way down the side of his leg.
Wildly enough, the exact same thing happened to Greene during an April 9 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 23-year-old slid into home plate, and his pants — quite literally — fell apart at the seams.
Of course, this is all thanks to the brand new Nike Vapor Premier uniforms that have drawn constant criticism from players and fans since the start of spring training. Not only do the uniforms fall apart during routine slides, but they're also see-through, ill-fitting, cheap-looking and not at all sweat-resistant.
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After intense backlash, MLB announced Friday that Nike will make several significant changes to the uniforms moving forward.
"Player and Club feedback is extremely important to us," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Together with Nike, we listened to our players and as a result, we are addressing their concerns."
Just in time for the second half of the season, the league plans to "address the slight color differences between the jerseys and pants of some Clubs’ gray road uniforms." In other words, they'll make sure the uniforms actually match. How kind of them.
"We will continue to work with Nike to make adjustments with the goal of delivering a uniform that looks good and helps MLB players perform at their best."
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As for any major improvements to fix uniform quality, though? Those won't happen until the start of the 2025 season.
In other words, Riley Greene should probably stock up on pants.