Cap'n Crunch trolls MLB over see-through pants controversy
MLB has a uniform issue. This season, MLB is having Fanatics make its uniforms while Nike is putting its logo on the uniforms, and fans and players alike are having major issues with the uniforms.
At first, the main issue seemed to be that they look cheap. Things like the nameplate and numbers look worse than before. Patches and stitching aren’t quite right. Then, everyone noticed the pants, which are see through. In particular, jerseys can be clearly seen through the pants when they’re tucked in.
Of course, this has led to plenty of people making fun of MLB. Now, even cereal brands are getting in on the joke, with the Cap’n Crunch mascot trolling MLB over its see-through pants issue.
“No pants is better than see-through pants,” the post reads.
It’s an incredible image. A pantless cereal mascot, with underwear on that has his cereal on it. All of that is to make fun of MLB and its inability to give its teams pants that aren’t see through.
So, how did it get to this point for MLB? The goal of the new uniforms was to make them more sweat absorbent, breathable, and stretchy. There’s nothing wrong with that as a goal until the result is a product that allows everyone to see through it.
It’s so bad that The Athletic is even reporting that there is a shortage of the new pants this Spring. That’s led to teams using Nike pants from last season or even MLB’s former supplier for uniforms, Majestic.
Tony Clark of the Major League Baseball Players Associating even said, “The universal concern is the pant.”
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner recently shared what his concerns are with the uniforms as well.
“I know everyone hates them,” Turner said. “We all liked what we had. We understand business, but I think everyone wanted to keep it the same way, for the most part, with some tweaks here or there.”
In response to pushback from the public against Fanatics, the company’s founder Michael Rubin responded, saying that the uniforms being delivered are exactly what Nike and MLB wanted them to deliver.
“Nike designs everything. Hands us a spec and says, ‘Make this,’” Rubin said. “We have made everything exactly to the spec. And Nike and baseball would say, ‘Yes, you’ve done everything we’ve asked you do to.’”
Nike’s statement on the MLB pants
When concerns about the new uniforms and the pants, in particular, surfaced in MLB, Nike released a statement on those uniforms.
“We always put the athlete at the center of everything we do. We worked closely with MLB players, teams and the league to create the most advanced uniforms in the history of MLB which are lighter and more flexible,” the statement read.
“The quality and the performance of our product is of the utmost importance to us. We will continue to work with MLB, the players and our manufacturing partner to address player uniforms.”