One month into the 2025 season, and the Chicago White Sox have just leveled up their wardrobe. Yes, they have revealed their new City Connect uniforms. Expectedly, these jerseys break away from the usual kind. It’s a vibrant red with bold black pinstripes, and the cap? To say the least, it has ignited a lot of divided opinions. For now, let’s say that the backstory behind each detail about this uniform will catch you by surprise.

It has started to seem that the White Sox have been working on the idea of the uniform for a while. The most fascinating thing is that the White Sox’s jerseys also give a nod to Chicago’s basketball team – the Chicago Bulls. You see, both these teams are owned by Jerry Reinsdorf. So, naturally, there will be his connection between MLB and NBA.

He decided on a Michael Jordan-era-inspired uniform with a blend of both cultural and strategic motivations for the Chicago White Sox.

Coming to the details, across the chest, the uniform features “Chicago” printed on it with a bold black font with white borders. It’s again, inspired by the Chicago Bulls. It’s a very minute detail, but an interesting one. The neckline of the uniform highlights both the teams’ combined nine championships. Coming to the cap, it features a white sock with red wings to blend the White Sox’s history with the Bulls.

Well, the MLB community is no stranger to how poorly the White Sox played in 2024, making an undesirable history of a 41-121 record. And 2025? It’s no better. So, this jersey reveal could just be a way to have us distracted till they bounce back stronger. Can be, no? And adding to the list, both the White Sox and the Bulls have been on a championship dry spell for two decades.

But keeping everything aside, this one uniform comes with a whole lot of meaning. While we wait for the White Sox to come into play wearing their new jersey on Friday against the Houston Astros at the Rate Field, fans couldn’t wait till then.

Fans share their harsh take on the White Sox’s new City Connect uniforms

It’s not the first time that fans have gone all in to criticize a team’s newly revealed uniforms. Fans have blown up the internet with all kinds of humorous and brutal takes. Even if they subtly liked the design, they have slammed the team. Moreover, baseball fans aren’t a big fan of frequent changes.

The White Sox’s struggles through 2024 and 2025 have been no secret. So, naturally, even if the design was appreciated, the team wasn’t. “Such a dope idea for an a– team, what a shame.” While the details of the attire were liked, the White Sox’s recent 4-13 win-loss record can’t be ignored. The disappointment is real. All they REALLY want is for the White Sox to change their on-field dynamics, not uniforms.

All the hilarious jabs also pointed to the theme of the uniform – the Michael Jordan Era, inspired by the Bulls. “LMAOOO WHITE SOX THINK WEARING THE BULLS COLORS IS GONNA MAKE THEM PLAY LIKE MJ ERA BULLS😭😭” Fans have implied that if the White Sox believes that adding the Michael Jordan Era will magically channel their success, it will not. The MJ era has a beautiful charm, winning legit 6 championships in the 1990s. And it’s true, certainly a shift in jersey designs with a symbolism won’t fix their dry spell in championships.

Beyond the sarcastic takes, there was one who was extremely concerned, “These go extremely hard, I do fear.” It’s the first time ever in the history of Major League Baseball that NBA and MLB are being deliberately stitched together over uniforms. So naturally, it brings a sense of fear about how things will turn out.

Some simply don’t like change as the franchise’s tradition gets affected. “Respectfully, I’m not a big fan of these frequent uniform changes. You lose tradition or cannot build tradition if you’re always changing the uniforms.” Fair enough. In fact, as per a 2023 survey by ESPN, 48% of fans like the old uniforms, instead of frequent modern changes.

The uniform featured a vibrant shade of red, and it couldn’t have been ignored, “Chicago Red Sox? This is horrific. You guys just keep making horrible uniforms.” The White Sox are wearing a vibrant shade of red? It instantly made the fans criticize the logic behind choosing the same. It doesn’t go with their identity, but it does reflect on the Boston Red Sox.

Given all that, when the White Sox will be going against the Houston Astros, and if they have the winning odds in their favour, the fans will barely care about the uniform. It will be all about how they play on the diamond. But if not, we should probably brace ourselves for some more fan jabs.