The Atlanta Braves have revealed their newest jersey and it is the identical outdated one with one particular change. On the sleeve, there’s now a gold Quikrete patch to honor their promoting settlement with the model.
The Braves introduced this on Twitter and launched a press release from Derek Schiller, the crew president:
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“Our expanded partnership with QUIKRETE ushers in a brand new period for our crew, as this would be the first time within the group’s 152-year historical past that our jerseys will function a sponsored brand. With the visibility of this chance, it was vital for us to have interaction a trusted companion, trade chief, and an organization with a historical past of supporting the Braves and the Atlanta neighborhood.”
One fan was fairly incensed by this information, tweeting:
“That is so f*****g silly. Baseball was principally the final American sport to not have this bulls**t on jerseys. We get berated with commercial in each aspect of our lives. Go away the god d**n jerseys alone! Quikrete DOESN’T NEED THE AD SPACE. THEY ARE F*****G HUGE. F**ok this.”
Others shared the same sentiment.
Jersey patches have change into increasingly more widespread, so this is no surprise. It’s, nonetheless, a significant disappointment for lots of the followers. Nonetheless, Will Magill, the Quikrete CEO, stated by way of MLB.com:
“We’re proud to have our hometown crew put on our iconic yellow bag QUIKRETE brand on their sleeve. It’s thrilling to deepen our relationship with the Atlanta Braves as we work to attach with Braves Nation and Main League Baseball followers via this first-of-its-kind partnership.”
The Boston Purple Sox, Texas Rangers and plenty of others have adopted model patches on their jerseys and the Braves are neither the primary nor the final to comply with go well with.
The Atlanta Braves stay in first place
The Atlanta Braves are doing one thing proper if all their followers can actually complain about is an arm patch for promoting.
Because it stands, the crew is among the many finest in baseball and sits firmly atop the NL East with a 27-16 record- 5 video games up on the Miami Marlins in second place.