Montreal Expos 1969 Wool Shawl Collar Sweater
REPLICA ON-FIELD BASEBALL SWEATERS JUST LIKE HOW THEY WORE IT History: The second wave of MLB expansion brought baseball to a new country, Canada, and a new language, French. Although baseball in Canada might have seemed exotic to American fans, Montreal already had a rich minor league history with the Montreal Royals of the International League, a team that brought us stars like Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente. When we released our first collection of shawl-collar MLB sweaters, we were delighted with the response. Of course, one common reaction was “Where’s my team?” Of course, as the shawl collar sweaters were worn on-field only into the early 1930s, our original selections were limited to the original sixteen clubs. But what if newer teams wore these sweaters? We created new designs to include expansion teams like the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels, relocated teams like the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, and updates to original teams like the Cubs and Giants.