Red Sox Unveil New Boston Marathon-Themed Uniforms For Patriots' Day Weekend
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Red Sox will look a lot different over Patriots' Day weekend. The team unveiled new Marathon-themed uniforms on Tuesday, part of the Nike MLB City Connect Series.
The Red Sox are the first of seven MLB teams that will debut City Connect uniforms during the 2021 season. The new unis adopt a yellow and blue color scheme that honors the spirit of Patriots' Day weekend and the Boston Marathon, and feature "Boston" in a stencil font across the chest, paying tribute to the Boylston Street finish line.
The numbers "617" are highlighted on the left sleeve, which is the area code for Boston and Fenway Park. Those digits appear within a racing bib, honoring one of the city's most iconic annual sports traditions.
"They look cool. They look awesome," Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez told WBZ-TV's Dan Roche on Tuesday. "I know the Boston Marathon is a huge part of this city and the tradition around here. And for us to be able to, especially with that horrific incident that happened [in 2013], for us to show and bring light of it, to be proud of the Boston Marathon, I think it's really cool we're carrying it over to the baseball field."
The Sox will wear these new uniforms on April 17 and 18 when they host the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. The team will continue to wear the white "B Strong jerseys" on Patriots' Day -- Monday, April 19 -- which have been worn annually since 2013.
The Red Sox said they worked with several cultural influencers from Boston to spread the word about the new uniform including:
- Rob Gibbs, co-founder and director at Artists For Humanity
- Marlene Marmolejos, motion designer/director
- Jenny Nguyen, stylist, model and community leader
- Cliff Notez, musician, filmmaker and multi-digital artist
- The SuperSmashBroz, Muyi and Noma Okundaye, both DJ's/music producers
- Christopher Salako, freelance creative director/stylist
- Drew White, creative designer for Bodega
- Their stories will be featured on Red Sox social media channels over the next ten days.
