Majestic Athletic Announces Jersey Days in Every MLB City

Majestic Athletic, makers of the official on-field uniform of Major League Baseball, in partnership with MLB and its 30 Clubs, today officially announced Jersey Day celebrations in every Major League city. Jersey Days are a special day for baseball fans to celebrate their teams by donning their official team jerseys in a show of baseball fan pride throughout North America.

Jersey Day encourages fans to proudly wear their favorite team's jersey to work, school and all over town that day to celebrate their love for the sport and their team. To provide all fans with the opportunity to cap off the celebration during a home game, club-centric celebrations are scheduled across the country at every Major League ballpark over the course of two consecutive Fridays - May 22 and May 29.

Teams celebrating Jersey Day on Friday, May 22

Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals

Teams celebrating Jersey Day on Friday, May 29

Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
New York Mets
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

"There's no better way of wearing your passion than a favorite team jersey. The new Majestic Cool Base Jersey delivers both superior technology and style creating the most comfortable wearing occasion to date," said Jim Pisani, VF Licensed Sports Group President. "Jersey Day provides a formal jersey wearing occasion for fans in all 30 MLB markets, so they can unify in celebration of their favorite team and America's Pastime." 

Through its license with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Majestic is teaming with 30 All-Star caliber players, representing each of the 30 MLB Clubs, to help celebrate their teams' respective Jersey Days. Players supporting Jersey Day include stars such as Bryce Harper, Matt Harvey, Felix Hernandez, David Ortiz, Yasiel Puig, and Giancarlo Stanton.

"Majestic has done an outstanding job of helping to create unique days for baseball fans everywhere to show their team pride," said Noah Garden, Executive Vice President, Business, Major League Baseball. "Jersey Day is a fun concept for baseball fans to show their fandom at school, work, the ballpark and anywhere else they go."

"Jersey Day will provide baseball fans everywhere - and of all ages - an opportunity to demonstrate their passion for the game of baseball, by proudly wearing the jersey of their favorite player. The Major League Baseball Players Association is proud of its longstanding relationship with Majestic, and we are excited to have recruited some of the sport's greatest players to help promote Jersey Day," said Evan Kaplan, MLBPA Director, Licensing and Business Development.

Majestic offers fans authenticity and comfort in their official MLB jerseys with the new Cool Base Jersey, introduced this season. The Cool Base is a replica uniform top that utilizes the same Cool Base fabric technology worn by every player on the field during games. This next generation jersey comes in a lightweight, breathable form after being created through extensive consumer research and product testing. Cool Base Jerseys are available at MLB.com, MajesticAthletic.com, and many licensed sports apparel retailers.

About Majestic Athletic
Majestic Athletic is a subsidiary of VF Licensed Sports Group. Majestic designs, markets and manufactures athletic team uniforms, performance apparel, outerwear and licensed athletic wear. Majestic is the official on-field uniform of Major League Baseball and is also licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL) and Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC). For more information on Majestic visit: www.majesticathletic.com.