Padres to Throw It Back With Brown, Yellow Jerseys

SAN DIEGO, CA: The San Diego Padres will debut their brown and yellow jerseys Tuesday night as they face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of a season-opening three-game series at Petco Park.

The jersey is an updated version of the brown that was worn as the predominant color in the team's road jersey from 1976 until 1984. Across the chest, the jersey will have a new yellow Padres wordmark, based on the team's original 1969 wordmark. Yellow piping outlines the neck and the sleeves.

The uniform also includes an updated version of the brown and yellow bell hat worn by the Padres from 1972-1984.

The Padres will wear the brown and yellow jerseys for Friday home games.

Tuesday night's game will be the first for fans to see the new LED ballpark lights used to their full entertainment capacity. The system is intended to cut glare both inside and outside the stadium and improve visibility for television broadcasts.

It is also Taco Tuesday at Petco Park, with pollo asado street taco specials at locations throughout the stadium.

The Padres opened the season Monday with a 15-0 loss to the Dodgers. They were limited to one hit over the first seven innings by Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw. Padres starter Tyson Ross allowed eight runs, seven earned, and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

The game marked the debut of Andy Green as Padres manager. Green was the Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach last season.

—City News Service

In the above photo, James Shields, pitcher, wears the new jersey. (Image courtesy of San Diego Padres)