They also had blue jerseys for batting practice at home starting in 1994. Those didn’t have numbers on the front, but they had orange, white and blue striping on the top, as well as the Tiger walking through the Olde English D on the front.

“It was a mesh navy blue jersey,” said Travis Fryman, a Tigers infielder from 1990-97, “and we all loved them because they were so light and comfortable. The old polyester stuff in my day was not very comfortable.”

The batting practice jerseys seemed to serve as inspiration for the game jersey to follow.