Overview
- Media day images from Fort Myers showed the 2026 home whites with the D and S overlapping the red center piping, triggering widespread criticism online.
- The Red Sox first said they would adjust spacing, then deleted and reposted a statement adding that Fanatics produced the jerseys exactly to the team’s specifications.
- A subsequent post on the team’s X account explicitly said Fanatics deserved no blame and that the original design was selected by the Red Sox.
- The team says it is working with MLB and Fanatics to revise the home whites, with new uniforms promised in time for Opening Day and the April 3 home opener.
- The episode unfolds against lingering scrutiny of MLB uniforms following the 2024 redesign issues, with this year’s look tied to a return to the 2023 template that Boston approved.