AppleSox To Sport Special Jerseys In Collaboration With Colville Tribes

This year marks the 85th year anniversary of the founding of the Wenatchee Chiefs and the beginning of a long history of organized baseball in the Wenatchee Valley and the Wenatchee AppleSox are proud to celebrate that history this year.

In previous seasons the AppleSox have sported a Chiefs-inspired throwback uniform but have opted to take a different route this summer. They will instead honor the history of Native Americans in North Central Washington by sporting uniforms designed in collaboration with the Colville Tribal Language Program as well as Colville Casinos for the final two Thursday home games of the season on July 21 and 28.

The pattern along the sleeves, around the collar and down the buttons on the front of the jersey is an interpretation of a bitterroot basket pattern, which has strong significance to the Colville Tribes. The local dialect on the front translates to “Wenatchee” in English. The AppleSox “apple baseball” logo is on the left shoulder sleeve and the Colville Casinos 12 Tribes logo is on the right shoulder sleeve.

Fans have an opportunity to purchase this specialty player-worn jersey on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning this Thursday, July 21. Forty jerseys are available for purchase for $100 and all fans interested in buying one can only do so in-person at the AppleSox third-base souvenir stand but will not receive their jersey until after the game on July 28. Fans who purchase a jersey in person but are not able to make it to the July 28 game to pick it up may have it shipped to them for an additional $10.

These jerseys are part of the AppleSox “Throwback Thursdays” for the final two home games. Fans can purchase general admission tickets to the games on July 21 and July 28 for a “throwback” price of just $2. Tickets can be purchased now at saferseating.com.