MLB stars furious with Nike and Fanatics over new see-through baseball uniforms deemed NSFW

Major League Baseball is revealing too much at the wrong time.

The most old-fashioned major sport in America has suddenly found itself in the middle of a very modern controversy, thanks to new uniforms that have players constantly complaining and fans seeing way too much of players.

While the uniform controversy is complicated and involves MLB, the Players Association, Nike and Fanatics, the reality is that almost everyone wants to keep their underwear under their clothes.

Thanks to newly designed uniforms that are supposed to help players stay cool during scorching summer months, social media is now filled with photos of MLB players unintentionally having uniform malfunctions on the job.

“I know everyone hates them,” Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner said, according to the Associated Press. “We all liked what we had. We understand business, but I think everyone wanted to keep it the same way, for the most part, with some tweaks here or there.”

Fans couldn’t believe what they saw.

“What the hell?” one fan tweeted.

“Those jerseys are going to be about as popular as the idea of the A’s moving to (Las) Vegas,” a second fan said.

“Nike ruined NBA jerseys and now MLB jerseys, but no one official wants to say a bad word because of the money,” a third fan posted.

The new uniforms were designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics.

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MLB signed a new deal with Nike in 2019 after leaving the previous uniform manufacturer.

While the uniform complaints might appear overblown coming from some players making hundreds of millions of dollars to play baseball for a living, spring training photos have revealed the truth of the problem.

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani a record-setting $700 million contract.

But in press photos of the two-way superstar, it’s easy to see the bottom of his jersey showing through his pants.

In addition, some MLB players don’t have the new pants yet.

“Hopefully by Opening Day,” San Diego pitcher Joe Musgrove said. “We tried stuff on last year, we tried stuff on again in spring, but the samples they gave us, they didn’t have the proper length for anybody, so it’s hard to gauge if they fit right or not.”

For some that do have the new pants, underwear — and more — has been displayed while taking publicity photos.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stuck up for the highly controversial uniforms, saying that they will be “really popular.”

“The jerseys are different,” Manfred said. “They’re designed to be performance wear. … I think after people wear them a little bit, they’re going to be really popular.”

MLB players and baseball fans currently disagree.