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Minnesota Twins unveil new uniform designs

Minnesota Twins baseball players show off new uniform designs
Minnesota Twins players (from left) Joe Ryan, Byron Buxton, Luis Arraez and Jorge Polanco show off the team's four new uniform designs. The team unveiled the new uniforms — the result of what it said was the franchise's first complete design revamp in 35 years — on Friday. The uniforms shown here are (from left) primary home, primary road, alternate home, and alternate home or road.
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The Minnesota Twins unveiled a set of new uniforms Friday, in what the team says is its first “complete design revamp” in 35 years.

There was a special design reveal at Mall of America in which Twins players past and present showed off four new uniform designs, the culmination of a process that started more than two years ago.

There are new primary home and primary road uniforms, a new alternate home uniform, and a second alternate design for either home or road games.

A Minnesota Twins baseball player shows off a new uniform
The Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton shows off a new alternate home uniform featuring "Twin Cities" spelled out across the chest.
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Some of the changes are subtle, others not so much. The team said the goal was to create a new, cohesive approach after several years of an “out-of-sync hodgepodge of logos and design elements from different eras.”

“Our new look reflects the North Star we’ve set our organization towards, as it celebrates our special bond with our home community, honors our heritage and pushes us into the future in a dynamic, modern and uniquely Minnesotan way," Twins Executive Vice President Joe Pohlad said in a statement.

“We cannot wait to take the field in these fun, vibrant new uniforms that — like our organization itself — are inspired by the past and built for the future.”

A Minnesota Twins baseball player shows off a new uniform
The Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton shows off a new home uniform, featuring a new font and brighter colors.
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The familiar “TC” logo is mostly the same, with only “subtle changes in weight and composition,” the team said.

The franchise is introducing a new, cohesive font on its uniforms, as well as brighter red and white colors, and a “boldly dark” navy blue.

A Minnesota Twins baseball player shows off a new uniform
A Minnesota Twins baseball player shows off a new "M" hat featuring a red "North Star." The team unveiled the new uniforms on Friday.
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It's bringing back an “M” hat for the first time since 2013, this time also featuring a red North Star.

And there'll be a new alternate cream-and-blue home uniform featuring “Twin Cities” spelled out across the chest, and “M” and “StP” marks on the left sleeve. The Twins said they'll be the “first professional team to feature ‘Twin Cities’ across their chest” on their uniforms.

Read more about the new designs here.