Padres to Retire Pink and Mint 'City Connect' Uniforms After 2025 MLB Season

The San Diego Padres will no longer wear their pink- and mint-colored City Connect uniforms following the 2025 MLB season.

According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, the Padres announced Friday that they will retire the unique unis prior to the 2026 campaign.

The Padres introduced their City Connect uniforms during the 2022 season, which was a magical year for the franchise, as they made it to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1998.

As is the case with many of the City Connect uniforms, the Padres' threads are a significant departure from their usual brown and yellow color scheme.

Upon unveiling their City Connect unis, the Padres explained that the colors were a nod to their "coastal community," as well as the "vibrant landscapes" and "stunning pink and yellow" sunsets in San Diego and Mexico's Baja California.

Despite the popularity of the jerseys, it perhaps shouldn't come as a surprise since multiple teams are retiring their original City Connect uniforms and introducing new designs in 2025, including the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros.

There is seemingly a concerted effort for teams to cycle through different City Connect designs every three or four years, which explains why the Padres are set to make a change.

While many will likely be sad to see the Padres' current City Connect uniforms go, Padres fans may have bigger concerns entering the 2025 season.

The Padres have lost several key contributors from last year's team in free agency, including outfielder Jurickson Profar, closer Tanner Scott, catcher Kyle Higashioka and starting pitcher Martín Pérez.

They may also lose infielder Ha-Seong Kim, who remains unsigned after he declined a mutual option for 2025.

On top of that, the Padres have been virtually inactive in free agency with their most notable signing being that of 38-year-old catcher Martín Maldonado.

There have also been trade rumors and speculation surrounding starting pitcher Dylan Cease and infielder Luis Arráez, which suggests the Padres' roster could get even weaker by the start of the 2025 season.

San Diego went 93-69 last season and reached the National League Division Series, but despite the presence of stars such as Fernando Tatís Jr., Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Michael King, a return trip to the playoffs in 2025 is far from guaranteed.