The 15 Ugliest MLB Throwback Jerseys of All Time

By Jacob Kornhauser

The 15 Ugliest MLB Throwback Jerseys of All Time

Tampa Bay Rays v Chicago Cubs — Every now and then, MLB teams have an idea for a new jersey. Back in the day, that created some pretty awesome jerseys. Unfortunately, it also created some pretty awful ones as well. These 15 jerseys were the worst of the past.

15. 1980s Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Retro Jersey 2

15. 1980s Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Retro Jersey 2 — Apparently nobody ever told the Philadelphia Phillies that maroon tops and baby blue bottoms don't match. Even though they were pretty good in that era, the jerseys were pretty atrocious.

14. "1980s" Tampa Bay Rays

Rays Retro Jerseys

14. "1980s" Tampa Bay Rays

Rays Retro Jerseys — The major problem with these jerseys is that the Tampa Bay Rays franchise didn't exist in the 1980s. They made these jerseys for a retro series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field a couple weeks ago, and thank goodness they never wore these for an extended period of time.

13. 1980 Chicago White Sox

White Sox Retro Jersey

13. 1980 Chicago White Sox

White Sox Retro Jersey — These might be the most boring jerseys in the history of sports. The Chicago White Sox are boring with black and white jerseys, but these jerseys from 1980 were their worst ever.

12. 1976 Texas Rangers

Rangers Retro Jerseys

12. 1976 Texas Rangers

Rangers Retro Jerseys — The Texas Rangers have been the worst team in MLB this season, and these mid-1970s jerseys were some of the worst in history. The baby blue is a nice touch, but not with the really simple red "Texas" stitch in the middle.

11. 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Retro Jerseys 1

11. 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Retro Jerseys 1 — MLB had a "future jersey" promotion in 1999 where they basically designed jerseys that were supposed to be what teams' jerseys would look like in the future. Thankfully, Pittsburgh Pirates jerseys don't look like this nowadays. More from the failed 1999 MLB jersey era later in the list.

10. 1980s Cleveland Indians

Indians Retro Jersey

10. 1980s Cleveland Indians

Indians Retro Jersey — These jerseys were briefly featured in the film Major League and were just as bad as the team was in the movie initially. The font of the letters is just awkward.

9. 1999 New York Mets

Mets Retro Jersey

9. 1999 New York Mets

Mets Retro Jersey — Another of the failed 1999 jerseys, the New York Mets might have gone more out of the box than any other team. Their jerseys don't look anything like their actual ones and they resemble Little League jerseys more than MLB jerseys.

8. Early 2000s Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Rays Retro Jerseys 1

8. Early 2000s Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Rays Retro Jerseys 1 — As soon as they removed Devil from their name, the Tampa Bay Rays started winning games. Their jerseys also started looking more like a professional team; all the different colors featured in the old Devil Rays logo were a bit much.

7. 1980s Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Retro Jersey 1

7. 1980s Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Retro Jersey 1 — The Philadelphia Phillies really didn't like making attractive jerseys in the 1980s. These awful all-red uniforms made them look like walking, talking cherries.

6. 1999 San Francisco Giants

Giants Retro Jerseys

6. 1999 San Francisco Giants

Giants Retro Jerseys — Yet another failed 1999 jersey, all the San Francisco Giants did was take all the fun out of their original jerseys. They more resemble jerseys from the early 1900s than anything else.

5. 1962 Houston Astros

Astros Retro Jerseys

5. 1962 Houston Astros

Astros Retro Jerseys — For one thing, their jerseys have guns on them. Also, other than the guns, the jerseys are pretty boring and were from when the team was named the Colt .45s. The jerseys are about as good as the team has been in recent years.

4. 1970s Seattle Mariners

Mariners Retro Jersey

4. 1970s Seattle Mariners

Mariners Retro Jersey — The baby blue aspect of these jerseys is actually pretty cool. However, with the nautical font of the letters and numbers, it looks more like a minor league jersey than major league.

3. 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Retro Jerseys

3. 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Retro Jerseys — There's a reason the Pittsburgh Pirates introduced these jerseys in 1977 and got rid of them in 1979. At least the team realized within a couple years that these were some of the most hideous jerseys ever created.

2. 1999 Colorado Rockies

Rockies Retro Jerseys

2. 1999 Colorado Rockies

Rockies Retro Jerseys — These Colorado Rockies jerseys are by far the worst out of the 1999 "future jerseys" set. They look more like warm-up jerseys and aren't really all that sharp.

1. 1978 San Diego Padres

Padres Retro Jerseys

1. 1978 San Diego Padres

Padres Retro Jerseys — Let's be honest, it looks like someone relieved themselves on the jerseys of the late-1970s San Diego Padres. In just about every way, these jerseys are the worst a professional baseball team has ever worn.

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