Yesterday I learned that the Long Island Iced Tea originated in Kingsport, TN.
Gates open at 5:30pm THIS Friday! ⚾️🍹😎 @KingsportMets #DontMessWithTheOriginal pic.twitter.com/hx2QtWeNTo
— Visit Kingsport (@VisitKingsport) August 20, 2018
That was a bold design for a jersey. Since sublimating jerseys became popular for the better part of a decade, there have been a lot of wild minor league designs but this seemed so photo realistic. Finally this morning I found some pictures of what the actual jersey looked like:
We hope you enjoyed Long Island Iced Tea Night. We want to give a special thanks to @VisitKingsport for help with this promotion.
We’re back in action as the K-Mets tomorrow night at 6:30! #LGM
📷: @AllenGreenePhot pic.twitter.com/6utUmNqzxn
— Kingsport Mets (@Kingsport_Mets) August 25, 2018