Over the better half of the last decade, the Mets have moved through several different versions of blue batting practice Jerseys. At the beginning of the century, the Mets were using these Orange BP uniforms. After a couple of seasons, the Mets switched, with the rest of the league, to new Blue uniforms, with double color underarm paneling. The next version of the uniform, last year’s model, got rid of the double panel and replaced it with a single color panel. That was ditched this year for a new basically solid blue uniform (which at this point is old news with the Mets practicing on the field).
There are two main changes to this years model. The print is in orange, not black, and the panel has been completely removed. It looks a lot like the very popular “Los Mets” uniforms from last season. It was rumored a while back that in 2013 the Mets would consider a Blue Alternate on the field, and this could be their way to test drive it.
There are two big differences between this uniform and the Blue Alternate. First is the material, as it is made with a BP material (although the difference in the BP uniforms and the actual uniforms has been getting less and less over the years, and really is only seen in the hats). The real difference is the cuts on the uniforms. The Blue BP, although one solid color, has all the same cuts as the multiple tone BP uniforms in other teams, thus why the back of the uniform looks a little awkward.
