A jersey patch or a helmet sticker promoting a cellphone manufacturer? The world has bigger problems, writes TomJoyceSports. 'The people who dislike the jersey patches will eventually get used to them.'
As of the 2022 season, Major League Baseball is allowing teams to put advertisement patches on jerseys and stickers on batting helmets. News broke on Tuesday that the San Diego Padres were the first team to strike such a deal.
The Padres' jerseys will feature a Motorola advertising patch on the sleeve starting in the 2023 season. Additionally, Motorola will become the official smartphone of the Padres. The deal will pay the Padres $10 million per year. It’s easy money for the franchise. Every team should follow suit.It’s not an original idea either. Other sports leagues have been doing this for years, most notably foreign soccer leagues, including the Premier League in the United Kingdom and La Liga in Spain.
The other argument opponents make is that they think it makes the jerseys look ugly. Maybe some people won’t buy jerseys because they dislike the ad. However, there isn’t evidence that the NBA’s jersey patch program has lowered jersey sales. That program started in the 2017-2018 season and seems to be working well for every team involved.
If people have a problem with MLB being over-commercialized, they should worry about things such as advertising alcohol to minors and pushing lottery tickets on the masses. But a jersey patch or a helmet sticker promoting a cellphone manufacturer? The world has bigger problems. The people who dislike the jersey patches will eventually get used to them. Then, they will find something else to complain about.
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