Where are Phillies' cream-colored uniforms for home day games? They haven't been delivered yet
It was a day game at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, but the Philadelphia Phillies didn't wear their cream-colored alternate uniforms, a tradition for home day games.
Instead, they wore the red-pinstripe uniform.
Phillies executive vice president Dave Buck said the blame lies with MLB uniform supplier Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia behemoth.
"They weren’t able to deliver the uniforms in time," Buck said Sunday morning, via MLB.com. "It’s a shame because our fans really like them. But the supplier (Fanatics) is backed up and doing the best they can."
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Buck added that the retro blue alternates worn during Thursday home games also haven't yet arrived.
Fanatics, which custom fits and tailors uniforms for roughly 2,200 MLB players during spring training, cited the condensed and adjusted spring calendar as a reason for the altering of production timelines.
"After coordinating with MLB and Nike, Fanatics communicated to clubs that some uniforms could be slightly delayed due to the shortened Spring Training window and expedited start to the season," the company's Twitter account stated.
Players are custom fit for uniforms each year during Spring Training and the shortened calendar impacted traditional production timelines. We look forward to the Phillies having their full assortment of uniform options in the very near future.
— Fanatics (@Fanatics) April 11, 2022
Fanatics added that the Phillies will have their full assortment of uniforms "in the very near future."
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Phillies' cream-colored alternate uniforms have yet to arrive for 2022
