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Baseball pants are part of a baseball player's uniform. These ankle-length or calf-length trousers date way back to the first days of baseball, and they are still in use today, although they have undergone quite a few distinct changes in design.
The history of the baseball uniform indicates that these trousers were real loose trousers when they were worn by the ballplayers of the 1860s. Since they often got in the way due to their loose design, they were sometimes tied at the hem to reduce the flap. Soon they added buttons to the sides of these pants, and later cut the lower part off to come up with the traditional knickers that most teams used then. Baseball pants were often worn tucked into the calf-high socks in the past before the ankle-length pants and fitted pants were allowed into professional leagues. This way of tucking in the pants into the socks resulted in baggy baseball pants.
Nowadays, baseball pants come in a few designs that have become a trademark of the baseball world. The most typical baseball pants you can find may have pinstripes on them, and a solid color, like dark green baseball pants, or with a small trim on it, like piped baseball pants. You would rarely or never see a printed or checkered pair of baseball pants. A lot of the brand name baseball pants, like Nike baseball pants, Mizuno baseball pants, Wilson baseball pants and Rawlings baseball pants, come in the typical solid neutral colors of black, white or gray or in pinstripes or with piping. Russell Athletic baseball pants carry a specific line of baseball trousers called Majestic baseball pants that specifically sports piping on each outer side of the pants leg. Southland baseball pants, on the other hand, almost always come in a solid color.
Another type of baseball pants that can be purchased by pros and non pros is the baseball sliding pants. These are actually padded undergarments worn under the real baseball uniform pants to help cushion the impact and to avoid abrasion from a slide into base. These also come in a sliding shorts variation. For younger players, there are toddler baseball pants for tee-ball players and kids’ baseball pants for youth players. Cheaper versions of these pants can be easily found if you try looking for clearance youth baseball pants on closeout sale sites or stores.
Care and maintenance of these uniforms can be done the exact same way you maintain your street clothes. You may be wondering, “How to wash baseball pants?” Well, you can just wash them the way you wash any soft pants. Just don't soak them too long or the zippers may rust.
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