The Marlins unveiled their teal Sunday alternates at FanFest on February 7, and the on-field debut is March 29 against the Colorado Rockies, the other 1993 expansion team. Every Sunday home game at loanDepot Park after that.

The design is solid teal with the original MARLINS wordmark in black with silver and white outlines across the chest. White pants with teal pinstripes. A Florida Marlins sleeve patch on the sleeve. Black hat. It mixes the 1993 teal identity with the black from the 2003 championship era, the pinstripes connecting both.

What They Built

Teal has been part of the Marlins identity since day one in 1993, worn throughout the franchise's early years including their first World Series run in 1997. The color faded as the team moved toward black and silver, then orange after the 2012 rebrand, before drifting back to black as the primary in 2019. This alternate is the most direct commitment to teal they have made since that original era.

The specific element that is new here is the solid teal jersey as a game uniform. The teal-heavy uniforms fans remember most featured teal pinstripes and accents on a white base. The Marlins brought back teal pinstripe whites on Fridays in 2023 for their 30th anniversary. This goes further, centering teal as the jersey itself.

Why It Works

Teal is genuinely theirs. The Marlins, the Charlotte Hornets, and the San Jose Sharks all defined that early 90s teal moment in American sports, and the Marlins have the strongest claim to it in baseball. No other franchise in the sport carries that color association.

The jersey is well-executed. The wordmark is correct. The sleeve patch grounds it historically. White pinstripe pants rather than solid teal bottoms keeps it from going full costume. Griffin Conine, whose father Jeff was Mr. Marlin during the original teal years, showed up to workouts in matching teal cleats. That is the right energy.

One Note

Fanatics handled the design working with MLB, which is now standard for alternates. The results here are better than average. The teal reads correctly, not the washed-out version you sometimes see in throwback collections. First game in the new look is March 29. Worth watching.