This season brings many new hopes and dreams for a young Pittsburgh Pirates ball club. But one thing that will stand out this year at PNC Park is the Pirates’ new red alternate jersey. Many teams across the league wear alternates on Sunday. However, the Pirates are also wearing these new threads during the week.

In the past, the Pirates have worn a black alternate that never really flew off the shelves. Hopefully this year, the new red color will change all that. Almost every single jersey that the Pirates have in their locker is a cut off sleeve uniform. So it was fitting that this new jersey would also be a cut off. The Pirates will wear a black t-shirt underneath to finish off the new look.

The standard Pirates font runs across the middle in black with yellow trim to compliment the redness of the jersey. The cut off sleeves of the jersey also feature a yellow and black trim that runs around the entire sleeve at about 3/4 of an inch thick.

All in all, I really like what the Pirates have done here. They went away from their ordinary color scheme and came up with something that’s very nice. The new jersey just might be the best one the Pirates have in their locker. If you’re thinking about buying one, may I suggest a Freddy Sanchez jersey. The defending National League batting champion is a rising star in the league, just like the new Pirates’ red alternate.