Braves honor Aaron’s legacy with new City Connect uniforms

NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Braves will show a brand new look after they put on their Nike City Connect jersey throughout each Saturday house recreation this yr.

The new jerseys — unveiled by the membership on Monday morning — will debut when the Braves host the Padres on April 8, the forty ninth anniversary of Hank Aaron hitting his historic, record-setting 715th house run.

Paying homage to the enduring legend, these jerseys resemble the design the Braves wore in 1974, the yr Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s house run document.

“The Atlanta Braves are proud to honor Hank Aaron with our City Connect uniforms,” Braves president and CEO Derek Schiller mentioned. “We are thankful to Nike, who collaborated with us on the designs as we recognized the impact that Hank continues to have on our organization while also celebrating the role of the Braves in our community.”

The Nike Atlanta Braves City Connect Collection goes on sale Saturday on the Braves Clubhouse Store at Truist Park, together with Nike.com, the Nike app, native Nike shops, MLB Flagship Store (NYC), mlbshop.com and choose retail areas. A-List Members may have first entry at 10 a.m. to the Braves Clubhouse Store earlier than it opens to the general public at 11 a.m. Fans can go to Braves.com/clubhousestore for added data, together with retailer hours.

A portion of proceeds from the Nike Atlanta Braves City Connect Collection bought on the Braves Clubhouse Store at Truist Park will profit the Henry Louis Aaron Fund. Established in 2021 beneath the banner of the Atlanta Braves Foundation, the Henry Louis Aaron Fund helps Aaron’s lifelong ardour to extend minority participation in baseball on and off the sector and invests in creating alternatives for various entrepreneurs and minority-owned small business.

The Nike MLB City Connect program was created in 2021 to rejoice the bond between every membership and its metropolis. This uniform collection explores the character, values and customs that make every group and their residents distinctive. Nike and MLB golf equipment partnered to design jerseys impressed by their cities to invigorate longtime baseball followers and invite extra folks into the sport, increasing the way forward for the game.

The Braves, Rangers, Mariners, Reds, Pirates and Orioles will put on City Connect jerseys for the primary time this yr.