The Tampa Bay Rays didn't exist in 1979, but that isn't stopping them from wearing throwback jerseys from that year when the Detroit Tigers come to town on June 30. Confused? Let me clarify. The Rays are wearing "hypothetical" throwbacks. In other words, they created a throwback uniform as if they were around in the 1970s. A picture of the uniform was released on Wednesday:
↵↵↵Joe Maddon models the Rays "hypothetical" 1979 uniform for "Turn Back the Clock" game on June 30: twitter.com/Jonathan_Gantt…
↵— Jonathan Gantt (@Jonathan_Gantt) June 20, 2012
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↵The Tigers are also going to wear throwbacks for the game:
↵↵↵Rays and Tigers throwback jerseys for "Turn Back the Clock" game at Tropicana Field on June 30: twitter.com/Jonathan_Gantt…
↵— Jonathan Gantt (@Jonathan_Gantt) June 20, 2012
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