New York Mets Made Bad Uniform-Related Decision in 2024

Per Lukas:

We’ve known for a few weeks now that the Mets are changing their black alternate cap this season by removing the white shadow...that has led some folks to wonder if the team might also be removing the white layer from its black alternate jerseys.

I can now confirm that that’s exactly what they’re doing, as shown in this page from the 2024 MLB Style Guide, which a source provided to me:

As you can see, the white layer has been removed from the script, the numbers, and the NOB lettering. Here’s a comparison of the old and new designs (sorry about the mock-ups looking so wonky — the new Style Guide format makes it hard to separate the front and back views):

From my perspective, there’s no such thing as a good black Mets jersey, but some are worse than others, and I’d say the new ones are worse than the old ones. The white layer helped everything pop a bit more.

That seems like an odd move for the Mets. The team must be looking to more fully utilize its orange and blue colors by ditching the white, but the uniforms no longer look as bold as they previously did. Lukas clearly agrees by saying that the white helped everything pop.

For my money, the royal blue Mets uniforms are the best.

What do you think?