Ranking San Diego Padres uniforms from worst to best

Padres Uniforms: #3 Alternate Tan Pinstripes

Pinstripes till I die. As a lifelong Cubs fan, I can’t help it.

San Diego’s alternate tan uniforms with pinstripes and ‘San Diego’ emblazoned across the chest are a whole mood. Like I said, yes, I’m ranking these, but there are only winners on this list.

It’s nice to have a different option for home games besides your home whites. These feel drastically different than the bright whites the Friars rock most of the time at Petco and the piping is a subtle, but absolutely on-the-money move in a nod to the past.

Pulling off a full suite of uniforms in brown and gold is no easy feat. But the Padres have done it perfectly, and their tan alternate uniforms are no exception. They take colors from a bygone era and somehow make them feel modern and swaggy. The type face for the ‘San Diego’ is edgy and clean and the pinstriped pants are what dreams are made of.

I don’t have anything bad to say about this look. Maybe there’s just a little too much tan when you’re going head-to-toe in one look – but that comes down to personal preference in the end.

Padres Uniforms: #2 Brown Roads

Let road grays die in a ditch somewhere. They’re old, tired and belong in the trash.

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Bring in the bold, colorful road uniforms that give fans a stark contrast to the home whites. It’s what the people want – and, thankfully, the Padres understand that. Their brown road uniforms mean business and are very nearly my favorite uniforms in all of baseball.

In this uniform, it’s all in the details. The subtle white outline around the gold ‘San Diego’ across the chest, the Swinging Friar patch on the shoulder and the gold piping on the sleeves. Don’t even get me started with what high Stance socks add to this look because it’s almost too much to handle.

Seriously. The fact that San Diego can rock an all-brown uniform and still somehow be the best-looking squad in baseball is amazing. Inject more bold colors and powerful simplicity into uniforms around the game, Rob Manfred. You talk a good talk about letting the kids play, but leaning more into fun color combinations like the Padres’ brown road look would let us all know you actually care about the future of baseball and injecting some fun back into the game.

Padres Uniforms: #1 White Pinstripes

White pinstripes are life.

Best jersey in baseball and I’m not afraid to say it. This checks every box for me. The cleanliness of the white, the perfect accents of brown and gold in the trim on the sleeves and collar. The loud, resounding ‘Padres’ across the chest.

Seriously, this is what uniforms are supposed to look like.

This look is a statement. It sends a message: the San Diego Padres are hear to humiliate you, dominate you in every way. Friar Faithful who wear this uniform do so proudly, with dreams of hoisting a World Series championship banner at Petco Park in the near future.

It’s built for bat flips, bat slams and an energy other teams just can’t match. It’s running toward the future while respecting all that came before. It’s a new era in Padres baseball and the game, as a whole.

Let me know your thoughts on Twitter. Always interested to hear what you all think and which uniforms are your favorite. One thing’s for sure though. Brown and gold reign supreme.