"The color is really cool. I love jersey." (Chusei Mannami)
"This was made for me, right?" (Yuya Gunji)
"This is the coolest thing I've seen in the last three years," pitcher Kota Tatsu.

The ES CON FIELD jersey 2026, which has been highly praised by key players, has been generating a lot of buzz since its announcement.

"Thanks to you, we're receiving the highest number of orders ever."

So says Yuta Sato of The Fighters Sports & Entertainment Business Strategy Department, who was in charge of ES CON FIELD jersey for the second year in a row. He says that the replica jersey garnered support from fans immediately after the order sales began, with orders for them reaching a record high of 1.5 times higher than last year.
　
In contrast to last year's striking design, which featured a pop cloud design depicting the majestic Hokkaido sky and ground grounds of ES CON FIELD, this year's uniform has been transformed into a cool and sophisticated design, with motifs of the natural grass and architecture (pillars) of ES CON FIELD. How did this jersey, which has been praised by players as "the coolest in the last three years," come about?

A return to "cool"

"The 2025 'Cloud jersey' made a huge impact and received a great response because it was a dramatic departure from the 2024 black steel frame-like design and took a more pop direction," Sato recalls.

After the successful experience of brightening up the entire stadium, the goal for the 2026 model was to return to "coolness." The contrast between the organic beauty of the "natural grass" and the rugged, inorganic "pillars" made fans exclaim, "I see!" It's truly a "wearable" ES CON FIELD.

The color has been well-received by the players, especially Yuya Gunji who loves the color green so much that he even uses it in his shin guards. He even joked about it like the one above, and it seems to have struck a chord with the players.

The most eye-catching feature of this jersey is its deep, unique green color.

"Because it's ES CON FIELD jersey, we knew we had to take inspiration from something inside the stadium."

Sato repeatedly played word association games while looking at the view of the stadium, and finally arrived at "grass." However, choosing the right green color proved extremely difficult.

"The color green is really difficult to incorporate into jersey."

A bright green would have looked too cutesy, and colors used by other teams were also a no-no. So they decided on a dark green that looks bluish up close.

The inspiration for the design was also hidden in the players' everyday lives.

"pitcher Tatsu (Kota) painted the logo on his personal hat green himself and wears it, and player Gunji uses green equipment. I was convinced that green was the perfect color for the new heroes on our team."

A common feature of The Fighters 'jersey is embroidery, but this time they also paid attention to the texture.

"With the help of Mizuno, we were able to recreate a deep, lustrous blue-green that shines like grass wet with morning dew. We paid close attention to the color of even the single thread of embroidery."

The lines on the sleeves represent vibrantly growing grass. The futuristic feel and naturalness of ES CON FIELD are beautifully combined. "Also, there's something I really want to tell you all," Sato continues.

"The beautiful grass at ES CON FIELD is the result of the maintenance and upkeep by Toyo Green. The professional care of ground really adds to the authenticity of jersey."

Coincidence or fate? A match with jersey from 80 years ago

There is a clear intention behind the use of black as the base color.

"It's not just because black is popular in baseball world. There's a rule that you have to play within ES CON FIELD brand colors (black, light blue, and white)."

The black used this time was sampled from the color of the stadium's giant pillars (pillar black). It is a matte, luxurious, and moist black. It also harmonizes well with the green.

While thoroughly researching the jersey history of other teams to see if there were any overlaps in the color combinations they adopted, he discovered that, coincidentally, the 1946 Senators (the team that became The Fighters) had adopted a color jersey known as "eggplant navy," which could be seen as both blue and green. Sato felt that the history and identity of the teams had intersected.

Completion at the "Ballpark"

The players on The Fighters are cool" and "The grass on ES CON FIELD is the prettiest". I didn't change these 'core' thoughts that everyone can relate to, and I incorporated them into the design. In my opinion, I think it's the greatest masterpiece in history," Sato says proudly.

The first replica jersey is no longer available for order, but replica jersey and replica caps of "ES CON FIELD jersey 2026" will be available for order again at the official online store from February 1, 10:00 a.m. All players for the 2026 season, including new players (including developmental players) and coaches, will be eligible. This is a good opportunity to get jersey with the players' number ・names on them.

Furthermore, due to the growing popularity of ES CON FIELD jersey, it has been decided that players will wear this jersey to stand ground at the 2026 《PRE-SEASON GAMES》. Moreover, on March 20 (Friday, national holiday), all visitors to the event will receive a jersey as a gift (specifications differ from those of the ordered product).

This jersey will not be completed by itself.

Fans will come to the ballpark, wear this, and come into contact with the stately architecture of ESCON and the vibrant natural grass on opportunities such as the grand walk. It is only in that scenery that this design will be complete."

We can't wait to see the players, fans, and ES CON FIELD come together as one.

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The nine pre-season games "PRE-SEASON GAMES 2026" will be held at ES CON FIELD Hokkaido starting on Wednesday, March 4th. On Friday, March 20th (national holiday), all visitors will receive a free ES CON FIELD jersey 2026. Players will also wear ES CON FIELD jersey 2026 in the three games from Friday, March 20th (national holiday) to Sunday, March 22nd.

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