The Texas Rangers City Connect uniforms celebrate Dallas-Fort Worth and the minor league team that paved the way for the Rangers.
Scott Biggers, creative director of the Rangers, explained the manufacturing process of the uniforms.
“We have an extremely rich heritage to draw on, and yes, every element is rooted in our past in some way,” he said.
Biggers explained the challenges of developing a uniform for the Texas Rangers as opposed to other MLB teams.
“The big challenge is that we don’t bear the name of a city, but the name of a state, the largest state represented in Major League Baseball,” he said.
Biggers also spoke about former Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff’s vision of bringing a professional baseball team to Arlington.
“It was really important and also a little bit of a challenge when you have the name of a state and not a city, so we wanted to make sure we honored Dallas-Fort Worth and definitely Arlington,” he said.
The uniforms, unveiled Monday at the team’s clothing store at Globe Life Field, feature “TX” on the right side with a spur through the “X.” The spur is a tribute to the minor league Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, who played in front of record crowds at Turnpike Stadium from 1965 to 1971.
The logo on the sleeve is a “Peagle,” which was created by mixing the mascots of Dallas and Fort Worth’s minor league teams before the Rangers moved to Arlington: the Dallas Eagles and the Fort Worth Cats. A red number on the left is a nod to the 1920 minor league Fort Worth Panthers. The blue pants and logo are a tribute to the Spurs.
The date “4/21” is engraved on the inside collar and on the side of the cap. This date represents the day Texas gained its independence in 1836 and the Rangers’ first home game in 1972. The club will also wear the uniforms for the first time on Friday, April 21 against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field.
The City Connect uniforms were introduced in 2021 to celebrate the culture of MLB clubs.
