PT TOMORROW: NL East—Embracing impermanence

Washington Nationals

MLB’s City Connect uniforms, as a collective aesthetic exercise, have been a near-perfect reflection of baseball itself—not just hit or miss, but mostly miss, with about one-in-four making successful contact. The Washington Nationals have rolled out one of the most attractive motifs, featuring a wistful arrangement of cherry blossoms paying tribute to the city’s famous trees, many of which were originally donated by the city of Tokyo over a century ago. The cherry blossom is an important Japanese cultural symbol signifying impermanence. There may be no more fitting uniform for the 2022 Nats than this elegant bit of sartorial determinism, designed for a team motivated to shed its blossoms in a now-inevitable act of...

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