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Originally Posted by tnfoto
There are many Baerga/Padres images floating around, but they all show him prior to his debut, when he was with the Padres in 1989-90. Found on Getty, mis-labeled as 2001, this is the first image I've seen of Baerga with the 1999 Padres, and while it's not ideal, it's good enough to remove him from the UIN list.
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It's good to see that the Padres' "Turn Ahead The Clock' uniforms from 1999 weren't grotesquely horrible. **shudders at memory of the "Mercury Mets" **
That said, it's still not the regular uniform, so have this look at Baerga in proper Pads garb, courtesy of SABR:
B/W and over the shoulder, but at least it's the standard kit.
(The Yankees were one of six MLB teams that refused to participate in the promotion, so MLB tried to convince George Steinbrenner to change his mind.
MLB FLACK: Don't you want to show the fans what the Yankees will be wearing in 2021?
STEINBRENNER: We're wearing it now.
BOOM! Score one for the Boss.
[Did MLB seriously think those were the uniforms of the future? Yikes.])