saint patrick's day was named after saint patrick.
saint patrick's day was named after saint patrick.
who was saint patrick's day named after?
saint patrick
although major league baseball is still in its preseason spring training phase when saint patrick's day rolls around, some teams celebrate by wearing holiday-themed uniforms. the cincinnati reds were the first team to wear saint patrick's day hats in 1978. the philadelphia phillies hold the distinction of being the first baseball team to wear green uniforms on saint patricks day. the tradition was started by phillies pitcher tug mcgraw, who dyed his uniform green the night before march 17, 1981. along with the phillies, many other teams have since started wearing saint patrick's day themed jerseys, including the boston red sox in 2004, who were also the second team to wear saint patrick's day hats in 1990; the green uniforms have also been worn twice during the regular season, in 2007 and 2008, as a tribute to the nba's boston celtics, whose primary color is green. since then it has become a tradition of many sports teams to also wear special uniforms to celebrate the holiday. the los angeles dodgers also have a history with the irish-american community. with the o'malley family owning the team and more recently frank mccourt, the dodgers have had team celebrations or worn green jerseys on saint patrick's day. the detroit tigers and philadelphia phillies also wear saint patrick's day caps and jerseys. other teams celebrate by wearing kelly green hats. these teams include: the chicago cubs, the chicago white sox, the new york mets, the san diego padres, the atlanta braves, the pittsburgh pirates, the kansas city royals, the seattle mariners and the st. louis cardinals. the washington nationals have fan green hat day on 17 september to represent 6 months to saint patrick's day. the white sox belatedly celebrate saint patrick's day every second week of september by wearing a variation of their pinstriped home uniforms, featuring green instead of black, as part of their "halfway to st. patrick's" promotion.
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