The most popular baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois is the Chicago White Sox. They became part of the baseball sport in 1901. Chicago White Sox is one of the two teams that are known to be located in the Illinois region. Seeing as the team has been around for quite some time, they have won the World Series on two different occasions; years 1906 and 1917. The Chicago White Sox are commonly referred to as the “South Siders” by the fans.

Seeing as the team has been around for quite some time, the Chicago White Sox have had a number of changes in their uniform. The Chicago White Sox were known as the first team in sporting history that put their player names on the back of their jersey. The Chicago White Sox have had a famous logo since 1912. The logo compromises for the word SOX in a diagonal layout. All three letters are intertwined.

The initial team colors for the Chicago White Sox in 1964 was black, which later was changed to navy blue. The away uniform worn by the Chicago White Sox went from gray to pale blue. The colors of the uniform changed once again in 1976 to red and black.

Along with these major color changes to the uniform of the Chicago White Sox another change was made to the way in which the “SOX” logo was written. The new kit has a more modern looking “SOX” which is accompanied by the word Chicago that goes across the top. The Chicago White Sox were known to wear shorts for a temporary period of time after which they switched back to wearing trousers.

The team was taken over by new owners in the year 1981. The new owners of the Chicago White Sox; Eddie Einhorn and Jerry Reinsfdorf were known to announce a contest in which it allowed its fans to design the uniform for the team.

The new design that was chosen from a fans design had the word Sox written across the front area of the jersey. After a number of changes, it took another five years before the Chicago White Sox stuck to a permanent kit design. This design had the words “White Sox” across the front of the jersey.

Seeing as there have been a large number of uniform designs for the Chicago White Sox, many fans are known to have their personal favorites. As a result, there has been a high demand of being able to purchase all kit designs. All of the previous Chicago White Sox kits can be purchased directly from their official website. One of the great benefits of being able to purchase the uniform directly from the Chicago White Sox website is that one has the option to add their custom name on the jersey.

The Chicago White Sox uniform is not the only items that are being sold on the official website. Another product that is quite popular amongst the fans which is also available is the teams mascot.

Author Bio: Writer and editor, Freddie Brister, is a former high school coach. Check out his Chicago White Sox Watch or his Los Angeles Dodgers Watch

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