Equipment Updates 2026
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The game last year included quite a bit of equipment updates as the year went, but some areas are still seriously lacking. The number 1 area being Nike cleats and equipment. Nike cleats are worn by at least 50% of the league and these cleats models have not received any update in the last 2 years. Nike has recently come out with new cleats in real life and it would be very disappointing to not see those added into the 2026 game as well as other Nike equipment like batting gloves and compression sleeves.
Other equipment like catchers gear and arm and leg guards are lacking recent updates as well.
Another thing on equipment that would be very beneficial is the ability to have a color wheel to apply many different colors to equipment as opposed to the limited set of colors given. Players and brands now bring very eccentric and color equipment to the game and being able to mimic that will enhance the realistic experience.
Lastly on equipment team color 3 has been an excellent feature, but team color 3 corresponds to the jersey as opposed to the pants which doesn’t always make it accurate. For example the Astros orange jersey is a home jersey, but they wear it on the road very often. Currently if you wear it on the road team color 3 is white bc it is a home uni. If team color 3 aligned with the pants this would make team color 3 work much better and allow certain jerseys to be worn at home or on the road like many teams do currently.
