When a Major League Baseball player gets dressed for a game, it’s not as simple as putting on the uniform. There are decisions to be made—about your cleats, socks, sleeves, gloves, elbow guard, shin protector, and even your pants. And while so many players keep things plain jane, every season a select few emerge who take things to another level stylistically.
Some of these fashion renegades are better than others. The nice way to say it is that a few MLB players have too much dip on their sartorial chip; the mean way to say it is that a few MLB players are terrible at accessorizing. Last year, we wrote about the accessory crisis sweeping the league, in which several dudes decided to just throw on whatever colors their heart desired, with zero regard for matching their uniforms. There’s still a little bit of that going on, but roughly halfway through the season, I’ve noticed a few strong dressers while watching games from my couch.
First, let’s quickly highlight a few trends that players have been doing for years, and were wise to bring with them into 2025. Dig Byron Buxton’s red hoop earrings, always a welcome sight.
Keep doing what you’re doing, Buck.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
There’s also CJ Abrams, proud owner of an out-of-this-world alien chain for several years now.
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But today, we’re going to focus on some of the new swerves we’ve seen this season. For a sport so steeped in tradition, it’s good and necessary to celebrate any form of creativity. (Big shoutout to Ernie Clement of the Toronto Blue Jays, who is using “Zombie” by The Cranberries as his walk-up song.) These are the 16 biggest style wins of the 2025 MLB season thus far.
