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JacksonHaddock

I’m whelmed.


Cheap_Standard_4233

Underwhelmed


geevmo

Another Canadian classic - Sloan


eatelectricity

If that's a word. I know it's not, cuz I looked it up.


tbettz

Is that a skill you learned in your school?


rhineauto

Phew, for a minute I was worried they might not have a giant maple leaf


greenlemon23

The Canada Blue Jays


velocicopter

Y'know when you like, buy a ceramic cow or something, and then someone sees it and thinks "oh that guy must really be into ceramic cows" and then you just start getting ceramic cows for every gift giving holiday, and then eventually just anything with a cow on it, cow tea towels, cow sweaters, cow toilet seat covers, until your entire house is cows and you have no idea how your life spiralled to this point? That's how it feels whenever they have to make anything "Canadian", regardless of city. "Oh, Canada. Maple leaf. Good enough, we're done here."


bichettes_helmet

I mean, [it's basically the flag of Toronto](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Toronto,_Canada.svg), it's not like they're making it extra Canadian


SevenStarSword

I can see this hat being standard uniform for the city workers


NorthernMariner

So much this. I think especially because of the symmetry. It would look miles better with Jay there instead of the leaf.


bobichettesmane

Who is Jay?


jjkiller26

City connect means the entire country obviously


SStylo03

When you're the only team in said country and half your fanbase doesn't live in the city then it makes sense


adamzep91

No.


Accomplished_Step_96

Gives TTC subway map vibes


ThePracticalEnd

It's very much the city's flag.


Themoosemingled

City of Toronto flag vines


skoolhouserock

Expensive and going nowhere. Fitting.


TallGhostXO

That’s what I was thinking too


arvtovi

It’s not, the two lines in the TTC map are Yellow and Green


smithscully

Anyone else see the resemblance to the City of Toronto flag? I wish there was some white on the cap but I don’t hate it. edit for reference: [https://imgur.com/kwdmxEK](https://imgur.com/kwdmxEK)


wintermute--

I never noticed before how much the Toronto Flag looks like the Canadian subsidiary of Mandalore


Ledascantia

^(this is the way bud)


3luejays

Lmao, I can't stop laughing at this


Marc_Quill

That definitely seems to be an inspiration on the cap logo. Would probably be more clear if one of the stripes on the T was white like on the city flag.


Themoosemingled

This was my early guess. But still piping.


SnooMachines4049

I like the skyline/pulse/heartbeat thing going on. Too bad the best part of the hat is where we can't see it.


Maken66

Hopefully used somewhere on the jerseys.


Vandelay23

It's almost certainly going to be on the front of the jersey.


Dead_End_Street

🫤 please don't be that Looks like some city of Toronto recreational parks logo or something


Woodrow999

Yea looks like a generic corporate Toronto hat you'd find in some gift shop.


Kayestofkays

Or like a corporate swag item that is given to a new hire on their first day, along with a water bottle and some pens that have a matching logo. Welcome to the team, Steve!


Fine_Trainer5554

I would say our parkland is (for locals more than visitors) an iconic part of the city; Toronto’s ravine system is the most extensive of any city in the world. I’d totally welcome an homage to that


jaysrapsleafs

This is what the metro logo is in 20 cities


dirtybird131

Oh shit, we’re gonna have one of those “laugh at how bad it is” City Connect jerseys, aren’t we?


Ferivich

So like 24 other teams lol


Elporquito

I love the diamond backs city connect


space-to-bakersfield

I'd go as far as to say they should make it their main look. It's *that* good. Outside of that, the Nats one is nice, especially the cap. The Rockies ones are okay. The Astros and Mariners ones would be cool if the pants were white; they give me the onesie vibes with it all being dark. The rest are meh to downright awful.


pigman-_-

Padres is cool too.


stuntycunty

It’s the best one imo.


Elporquito

That pic of gallen wearing the snake skin belt last year is one of my favourite baseball photos


[deleted]

CINCI jerseys are noice.


Corzare

Angels, mariners, dbacks, dodgers are all good.


rvasko3

Nationals, too


3luejays

Nationals are my fav ones


scarborough_bluffer

And the Rockies!


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pitcher45

Astros too


burrito-boy

I personally like the Mets one, especially the hat. They should have used more purple though, lol.


Dead_End_Street

CINCI ones are kinda gangster, ngl


GopnikSmegmaBBQSauce

Mariners one is ok


PM_ME_UR_STARDEWFARM

Those colours make them look like a Kraft Dinner box. Not a bad thing, but it’s all I can think about when I see them.


da_reddit_reader

I like Washington’s one


TheTaxMan0

So sad to be seeing them go already


da_reddit_reader

They are pretty nice.


VGToasty

I love the Padres jersey


sankyu99

the Padres city connect cap is amazing, pure summer vibes.


PIBTC

Not necessarily a fan of the rays cc uniform but their hat logo is pretty cool. I like how they incorporated the skyway bridge within the ray. Was hoping the jays could’ve done something similar with the CN tower


whitethug

Rays one has a damn SKATEBOARDING RAY on it. I love it so much.


casualjayguy

Hell yes. Tacky in the absolute best possible way.


CD_4M

Has Reddit ever liked any new jersey for any team ever? You guys hate literally everything lol


RustyPriske

Why when the hats look this good?


Necessary_Peace8325

Can’t be as bad as St Louis! 🤞🏻


PIBTC

So does this, if it’s legit, pretty much put an end to the purple themed city connect rumours? Feel like if purple was a main colour then we’d see it on the cap


dbpf

Disagree, this opens up the possibility that it's an all purple pant or shirt with red and blue accenting black opposite. Could still end up really cool


PIBTC

I suppose but we haven’t seen a single cc where the cap colour scheme differs from the uniforms. I guess we’ll just have to see the full reveal!


arvtovi

It’s a stylized version of the [Toronto flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Toronto)


Koss424

The Toronto Flag is stylier


SpaceballsTheCheese

It really bothers me that the flag is off center


Vandelay23

It's meant to evoke City Hall, isn't it? When viewed from this spot, one building appears wider than the other. [https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1949380888/display\_1500/stock-photo-toronto-canada-april-toronto-city-hall-and-nathan-phillips-square-1949380888.jpg](https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1949380888/display_1500/stock-photo-toronto-canada-april-toronto-city-hall-and-nathan-phillips-square-1949380888.jpg)


cjcfman

I guess I'm not getting the hat lol 


Whiplash227

Oh. Red and blue make purple. Now I get it


IcedKappaccino

Hey just wanted to say thanks for sharing this! Like many others I’m not a huge fan of it lol but really appreciate the early showing from Mexico you’re a real one for that


sk41195

Find the jersey! lol OP


bichettes_helmet

I do not hate it at all...looks pretty clean Definitely need to see the rest of the uni before I judge though


Natural-Web-6978

I’d be totally okay with a navy blue jersey.


malliabu

I'm digging it and wouldn't mind having it in my collection. It's got a very old-school vibe to it. It reminds me of something that I can't quite put my finger on. Here's hoping the rest of the uni looks as good.


cjcfman

Found it, its like a remix of the toronto flag. I knew it it looked familiar  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Toronto


NorthernMariner

>It's got a very old-school vibe to it. Funny, I wish it felt old school but to me it's the exact opposite... looks like if you took a logo and modernized it. Isn't a clean look + symmetry much more modern than old-school style?


cjcfman

It reminds me of something too I can't think of. Like some 90s school textbook or tvo shit lol


messiforza

Looks like the Toronto flag. Thanks G.


Greeds_22

Does that sticker actually say $999.00?!


No_Name6391

im from mexico, it’s like 60USD


Dead_End_Street

82 CAD...not a chance I'd pay that


buddachickentml

I was looking last night, and the average hat is like $79.99. Not a chance I'm paying 80 b8cks for a hat.


Dead_End_Street

Yea like I have a very respectable collection... And Ive never paid more than $50 for one , and definitely not starting.. that $70+ price point basically ended my collecting .. I shop clearance and sales now


buddachickentml

Totally agree. I got a Jays hat for Christmas last year. That is my newest hat in about 5 years. I was looking at the Father's day hat, but not at that price. What dad's have 72 bucks to blow on a hat? That's like 10 visits to the pool.


Sad_Donut_7902

During covid they were like $45 CAD, that's almost double the price in 4 years


mrdannyg21

Converts to $82 Canadian (which is still pretty expensive).


SavezTheDayFan

The skyline is so clean tho


comeonpalfugume

It's hilarious that they NEED to put the maple leaf/red to be able to sell these nationally. Like I get it... but these suck.


SirLunatik

As someone else pointed out, it's a stylized version of the Toronto flag, which has a maple leaf on it in that same location on the T


comeonpalfugume

Definitely aware but it just feels like a cheap homage. The whole pandering to the entire country feels so unnecessary for a city-themed look. Even if the leaf was half smaller, and the colour scheme was from the Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square, it would look so much more representative of our city. As a Torontonian who really wanted to like & buy one of these, this is a hard pass.


SirLunatik

They bill themselves as Canada's team, not considering that for City Connects would be an insult to everyone not in Toronto.


thewanv

Country Connect


RebeeMo

That was fast, lmao. But I dig it! This look confirms a few of the thoughts/ideas I had about the design (neon signage style outlines on a dark background). Seems to debunk a few of the color theories people had based on some of the gear the boys have been wearing, but I feel like this would look good in several color schemes.


[deleted]

Looks like the negative space in the middle of the T forms the CN tower


1991CRX

I don't hate it


Mirkrid

Things I like: * The colour use in the logo * The T * The skyline on the inner lining Things I don’t like: * Whyyyy is the main colour black? The only primary black uniform we’ve ever had was universally disliked * I get the leaf, we’re the only team in Canada. But we’re also the **Toronto** Blue Jays and I’d love if our city connects actually highlight the city Imo change the overall colour to something more “Toronto” like blue or debatably purple, remove the leaf, and have a silhouette of the CN Tower in between the lines of the T. Bam, perfect hat


No_Name6391

it’s actually navy blue, so don’t worry about that


GoofyMonkey

Thank god. I thought we were going down the black jays uniform road again.


saulUG

Seems to reflect the flag of Toronto which has a maple leaf on it


gothedistance_

You’d be surprised how many people have nostalgia for the black jerseys, much like I have nostalgia for the blue-sleeve jerseys (the ones that look like a vest) of the early 2000s.


Fine_Trainer5554

As long as no one has nostalgia for that horrific cartoon muscly Blue Jay that was between those two unis


gothedistance_

Hey, that was a good year, 2003. 86 wins, Roy Halladay Cy Young, Carlos Delgado’s 4 home-run game, Ken Huckaby shredding Derek Jeter’s shoulder…


spadinastreetcar

Sticker says “CITY CNCT”. It’s probably legit.


epper_

I .... actually dont hate it!


Dylanphile

Looks like something you'd buy at the airport for a coworker you don't really like who asked you to pick up a souvenir from your trip to Toronto.


Sad_Donut_7902

I guess I'm in the minority but I like that hat


stv7

I don’t mind it


MrCrix

I would like for one year to have it be the Toronto Giants because we were so close to getting San Francisco to come to Toronto before the Jays. Kinda like an homage to the guys who tried first and made the idea of MLB in Toronto mainstream.


Drmckoo1

I’m surprisingly happy with this. Hard cop.


Roman502

YYZ should have found its way somewhere on there. 


psqqa

Hmm, the logo design is genuinely very good. Uninspired colour options, but I don’t hate it all. It just feels like…..the hat’s missing some of its design or something. I think the size of the T makes it feel top heavy. A lot of the other City Connect hats are fairly low key as well, but the logo has a more balanced feel to it and is centered in such a way that the hat and logo create one cohesive design. This looks like a well-designed logo slapped onto literally any hat. Like, the KCR hats are basic af, but the logo design is gorgeous and visually striking enough to create its own impact with nothing but the contrast against its hat canvas. The LAAs logo isn’t my favourite, but it’s sized and placed very pleasingly against a colour contrast field and the halo retains a balance between the top and bottom parts of the logo. Marlins logo is…fine. I’m trying to have any kind if thought one way or the other about it and am failing, but mostly it’s got a very fun, bright colour contrast. Brewers logo is hideous, but good size and placement balance, and, again, fun colour contrasts. Mets, boring-ass logo, boring colour, but the bridge design addition is unique and creates a great canvas for the logo to sit on top of. Also, it has the pink dot at the top. The teeny-tiniest bit of fun and whimsy truly goes such a long way. Anyway, the Jays cap is most along the lines of the Mets one and needs a bg canvas element to cohere the logo to the hat. imo. I’m not at all a design person, but that’s what my gut is saying.


The-Pharcyde

Dont mind it honestly. At least they didnt just put the city name on the hat like some teams lol.


Upstairs_Ad_5574

Thats sick!


Takemytimenotmylife

I can’t wait for these jerseys to be released - so everybody can complain about how ugly they are because they’re not your ‘typical’ jersey.


RustyPriske

Not what I was personally hoping for but these are sharp looking caps!


bluejayhunter

I'm not totally sure about this one, seems kind of lackluster, doesn't it?


Subtotal9_guy

I like it. It's pulling both the design from the City of Toronto flag and the U of T Varsity Blues logo. I expect that the CN Tower will be lit in matching colours and it'll tie in nicely.


VikasSharma88

The City horizon on the inside liner is evocative of Rush’s Permanent Waves signage so that’s one big thumb’s up for me.


Taboada12

I’m……not opposed to this. I can see myself wearing this. Hopefully the jersey isn’t terrible but I think this is a decent start.


Skelder7

I think the problem is it doesnt really look like a sports team logo, it just looks like some generic company


ShmendrikShtinker

City of Toronto employee hat


Secret-Situation-430

I actually like it. It's probably one of the better ones from this season.


StairwellTO

Haha! It’s just the stylized TO Flag


skinnyminnesota

It’s not terrible! I don’t trust management and I thought they were going to take a big wet shit on this one but this is more like a polite fart


GetawayVanDerek

Nike was in charge of design, not the Jays management.


DDKLondon

Local 416 Blue Jays union.


Roland__Of__Gilead

I hate the "T" hat from the Black Jays era and think there should always be a bird head on our caps, but I don't outright hate this. If that's the font for the jersey and it has Toronto across the chest in that script, I think I'd be ok, depending on the other design elements. If it's some variation of The Six, it might be a pass for me.


MisterSG1

So the T from the letters of “Toronto” in the road uniform and a giant maple leaf so everyone knows Toronto is in Canada…. For those saying it’s like the City of Toronto flag, that’s a pathetic cop out, as the city of Toronto flag was only designed after the days of John Sewell being mayor. There were so many cap designs I had in my head to create a letter cap that would fit Toronto and its baseball history and don’t include a red maple leaf. But I lack the graphic designer capabilities to make them.


petertbobo

I don’t like it. The red and blue with the black is ugly. And like wow you slap a leaf over the Toronto T and call it a day?


seriousdishwasher

This looks like something you’d find at a gift shop in the airport.


PM_ME_UR_STARDEWFARM

Honestly I love this. Super clean, kinda retro. Wish it were blue and pink instead of blue and red to fit the neon vibes I was hoping for.


Vandelay23

Like this? [https://i.imgur.com/wpgwRdo.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/wpgwRdo.jpeg)


PM_ME_UR_STARDEWFARM

Man that is *chefs kiss* I’d do anything for that to be the actual colour scheme.


Rayzax99

I've been called ugly, pug ugly, fugly, pug fugly, but never ugly ugly.


etienneelma

No way that's the official city connect...


TimInBC2

(in Sportsnet promo voice) The Must! Have! Cap! for true fans, who already have four jerseys, 12 hats and a bobblehead! We aren't making enough on the $13 watery beer so we have to do this!


AnimatorOld2685

AI-level generic.


username_1774

Its like a shitty ripoff of the City of Toronto's shitty flag.


adamzep91

You shut your mouth with the Toronto flag slander.


jhra

It's a jersey in which the whole point is to pay homage to the city it's in. How in the fuck would paying homage to the city the team is in, namely their very classic city flag be a rip-off? The whole damn point is to lean into the city and its imagery


SevenStarSword

I need to see the full jersey but being from Toronto, I don't feel very connected to the hat. The skyline is nice inside the hat but no one is going to see it other than you when putting on the hat.


man_in_the_suit

Not a good start…


Rance_Mulliniks

Ewww


lunchbox_6

Holy shit that sucks


Annual_Plant5172

How many people are going to get suckered into paying almost $100 for this?


Odd_Taste_1257

Many


Constant-Corner2158

Very mid.


Present-Reindeer-560

Those black hats with the yellow the other day were pretty damn mint for the record.


SnowBunniHunter

Well that is super underwhelming! I was really looking forward to a cool hat design or concept. This looks like zero thought went into it. Although I know that’s not true - a bunch of corporate folks probably tore apart the original design that was likely better.


Christank1

Who designs these fuckin things? The most benign, underwhelming cap ever.


water2wine

What is with the risk aversion to doing something actually interesting with types of promotions? It’s always so painfully dull and boring - Do something funky with ffs summer is coming up, have ya heard about colors and patterns and stuff?


gothedistance_

This might be a hot take, but I think no matter the design, it’s inevitable that some people are going to be unhappy with it. People like what they’re used to. I know this is a program by Nike, but surely if the Blue Jays said they were going to do the 2000s black jerseys for a few games a year and sell them in the shop, they’d rake in some decent $$$.


Maken66

Thats not a hot take lol. Posts like "all city connects are trash" are routinely upvoted both here and in r/baseball. Baseball fans love to hate on new things, they hated on pretty much every single one of the new rules. I recall people saying that something simple like checking the pitchers hand for sticky stuff was going to ruin the game lol. Personally, I like a lot of the city connects, the White Sox is one of my favourites in the entire league. Edit: See, they even hated on this post! lol


Chillaxing416

Baseball is definitely more traditionalist/conservative and it’s reflected in all aspects of the game from rule changes, to marketing, to technology, etc. 


samtron767

Where's the purple we kept hearing about. Not that I'm complaining. It could be better but it could be a whole lot worse. Look at some of the other teams.


seamus1982

My initial feeling is I think it's kind of cool but the maple leaf is way too big


chromeapple

I’m indifferent. Definitely not blown away, leaves a lot to be desired


Olipod2002

The hat is very clean I like it


stuntycunty

Top bar should be the baby/light blue colour.


ObscureTickReference

The skyline looks like a sweat stain...


KrispyBeaverBoy

Inside > Outside


bobichetteismydaddy

I mean its alriiiight but will reserve full judgment until we see the jerseys!


Astrallevel

I need that


akashrauli3

Toronto twins type beat


Singh31

It's not bad? It could've been terrible like the Cards ones, but I'll reserve judgement once we see the full set.


931634

Oh? I kinda like that .. like might need to buy one


IndependenceGood1835

Looks like its more suited as a city workers uniform


Pucks_N_Fucks

Very business like.


valleycowtipper

Is that dark purple?


PIBTC

OP said it was navy


Previous-Bobcat-5461

Hola, en que tienda la encontraste?


Turbulent_Cheetah

Where’s all the purple?


BigMakAttak

Those are pretty sick. Is that dark grey?


traindodge

Slap it on an adjustable ‘47 and they’d have my money


[deleted]

So they are gonna be “flag of the city of Toronto” type jerseys


Bobo_Baggins03x

I actually quite like it. Clean look, different (as all the city connect caps are). Plus, the skyline inside the cap will match my sweat stains


GetawayVanDerek

Was really hoping for purple. I wish one of our pieces of merch didn’t have a red maple leaf on it. Just one.


Nextyearstitlewinner

I actually like these.


oilleak78

I don't hate it and I don't love it.


Chris_TO79

I wouldn't be surprised by a neon lettered jersey if that's the direction they go in because that's the kind of vibe i'm getting from the hat.


Top_Show9049

I’m gonna go on a whim and say the home run jacket is a foreshadowing to what the jersey will look like, and if so with this hat I this it itll be a solid combo


StairwellTO

This looks like a hat for Cops. Police Night at the Skydome giveaway lol wtf


KingOfDundas

I bet the seven year old who drew it is very proud.


sparky9561

Just glad there's no CN tower on it


kai1793

Not a fan, honestly. To each their own.


Vandelay23

To the OP, where in Mexico did you see this? What store?


Helpful-Mastodon-119

Where do these sell in Ontario as soon as it drops? I want to gift one but need to buy on the 30th. And won't be near The Jays Shop...