Shohei Ohtani hasn’t been the biggest storyline of 2024 MLB spring training. Neither has his fellow Japanese star and new Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto or even Juan Soto joining the New York Yankees.
It’s been the pants.
The new MLB uniforms debuting this season, designed by Nike and produced by Fanatics, were initially criticized for their cheap appearance and small player name lettering, but those complaints turned up a notch when the pants appeared to be see-through at many MLB media day photoshoots this week.