Major League Baseball is again bringing back Players’ Weekend in 2025, to be held the weekend of August 15–17.
As was the case last season, Players’ Weekend will focus on each player’s individuality, charitable causes, and the people who helped them reach the big leagues while keeping teams in their usual uniforms.
The most visible on-field change will again be found on players’ caps. MLB players, coaches, and managers will wear their uniform number on the right side of their regular game caps. Each number from 0 through 9 will be rendered in its own distinct graphic style, consistent across all clubs. The rest of each cap will remain identical to its team’s usual design.
In addition to the cap customization, players will also be allowed to get creative with personalized bat and cleat designs during the weekend’s games. These designs are typically styled to reflect players’ hometowns, heritage, off-field passions, or charitable causes.
Following the weekend, players can auction off their custom game-used gear at MLB.com/Auctions, with the proceeds going to charities of their choice.
This year’s event will once again centre on three primary themes:
- Off-Field Interests: Highlighting players’ hobbies, passions, and personal pursuits beyond baseball.
- Causes: Focusing on the community and charitable efforts that players support.
- Appreciation: Celebrating the people, such as coaches, mentors, and family, who helped guide their path to the Majors.
As mentioned, no special uniforms (aside from the cap patches) will be worn during the weekend, continuing the approach MLB reintroduced in 2024. A drastic shift from the event’s original run between 2017 and 2019, when teams wore custom-designed uniforms and nicknames on the back. The 2017 and 2018 editions featured colourful Little League-inspired pullover jerseys, while the 2019 version went in the complete opposite direction, with every team wearing either all-white or all-black; the intention was to make the colourful bats and cleats stand out more, making the uniform more about each player than the team itself.
Players’ Weekend was not held from 2020 through 2023 before returning last year with a focus on storytelling. MLB says this resulted in more than 74 million total impressions and a 30 percent increase in social media conversation about MLB topics in 2024 compared to the same time period the previous year.
Players’ Weekend will wrap up on Sunday, August 17, with the 2025 Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This year’s game will feature the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.
