PHOTOS: Twins unveil new pinstripe-less home uniforms
Times are changing in Minnesota.
Longtime manager Ron Gardenhire is out, Paul Molitor is in, and now the team is losing its pinstripes.
Here's a look at the Twins' new home uniforms ahead of the 2015 season:
#MNTwins manager Paul Molitor slips on the new home uniform for the first time. pic.twitter.com/KfhZP3BQLo
— Brace Hemmelgarn (@bracehemmelgarn) November 10, 2014
.@glenperkins, the uniform model. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/RlIrd1qU5C
— Brace Hemmelgarn (@bracehemmelgarn) November 10, 2014
The new uniforms maintain the team's traditional scarlet red and navy blue colors, but now feature a gold accent to symbolize the signature Mankato limestone which is prominent at Target Field.
"The Twins have a proud tradition and believe the team's uniforms have long been among the best in baseball," said Twins president Dave St. Peter in a statement. "We are excited to introduce a new contemporary primary home uniform which evolves our brand via the introduction of a gold accent color representative of our home state, as well as our home ballpark."
Traditionalists, have no fear, the team still plans to wear the old pinstriped uniforms as an alternate.
The uniforms are drawing mixed reviews on Twitter:
Yeah. The new @Twins uniforms are terrible. #LosingTheOffseason
— Chris Doege (@DoegeMN) November 10, 2014
@Twins holy hell that is awful. I guess you need bad uniforms to fit how bad the team is.
— Laf'Ferty Daniel (@S_LYNGSTAD) November 10, 2014
Gonna miss the pinstripes but the @Twins new uniforms look pretty snazzy.
#Twinsuniforms
— Finn Pearson (@Finnland101) November 10, 2014