why are the phillies wearing blue

The Philadelphia Phillies are wearing blue (specifically, powder blue) uniforms during the 2025 National League Division Series (NLDS) on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a nod to their historic 1980 World Series- winning team. The powder blue throwback jerseys were originally their primary road uniforms from 1972 to 1988 and were reintroduced in recent years primarily for special occasions and Thursday home games. In this series, the players expressed a preference for wearing these jerseys because they like how they look and feel. The team had to get Major League Baseball's approval to wear these powder blues on the road, which is unusual compared to their typical gray road uniforms. The Phillies have had a strong winning record when wearing the powder blue jerseys in the 2025 season, so this change is partly to seek a fresh boost in confidence and maybe some good luck during the playoffs. The team even left the usual road grays at home and only packed the powder blues for this road trip, indicating a deliberate choice to change things up in hopes of turning around the series after falling behind 0-2.