Sports Illustrated - USA (2020 - Spring)

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Because...

BROWN IS THE

NEW BLACK

The Padres
made their
biggest winter
splash by
rummaging
in the back of
their closet.
Mothballed
since the days
of Carmelo
Martínez, the
team’s true
colors are back:
a distinctive
brown-and-gold
scheme (worn
by FERNANDO
TATIS JR.,
MANNY
MACHADO and
ERIC HOSMER
at a November
unveiling)
that signaled
the arrival of
the franchise
in 1969. The
back-to-nature
hues will grace
the Padres’
everyday unis
for the first time
since ’90. Says
team owner Ron
Fowler, “This
is going to be
the uniform we
win [our first]
championship
in.” Maybe so,
but San Diego
fans would
probably be
satisfied to
see the new
duds produce a
winning season.
The Padres
haven’t had
one since

2010. —C.G.