Writing about 20 underrated sports uniforms from college football, NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA. One uniform at a time.
After one season in Seattle as the Pilots, this franchise moved to Milwaukee to become the Brewers and they’ve had nice uniforms for most of their history. The first years were a little basic but an overall solid look and the club embraced the baby blue option early on, too.
The “MB” logo with a baseball inside a glove came in 1978 and is one of the best logos in sports history.
I loved the Brewers uniforms throughout this era and then in 1994 they followed many other sports teams and pivoted to dark navy blue, and even briefly adopted teal as a minor color. Only the most serious baseball nerds remember the teal with Milwaukee. They changed logos, and despite a metallic gold, everything felt really bland even after refreshes in 1997 and 2000. Back in 2020, Milwaukee returned to a more traditional look with the brighter blue and gold colors, brought the old “MB” logo back for good, and it’s been their best decision in decades.
Any of the team’s current uniforms could apply as underrated.
Baseball star.
The home white is a nice mix of modern and traditional. There’s also a home white pinstripe version which harkens back to the Robin Yount era. The blue hat with the yellow front panel is elite. That’s used with the blue alternate uniforms and recently has been used with the road gray uniform, too.
My pick for them is this gray set. I’m a sucker for a nice road MLB uniform and the left arm state patch adds a nice bit of flavor to the set, too. Wearing “Brewers” across the chest is probably more fun but the city name makes it feel more traditional which is fine.
Mil-ee-wauk-ay: Algonquin for “the good land.”