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==Logos and uniforms==
[[File:ALE-Uniform-Orioles.png|thumb|The 2012 uniforms. Left to right: home, away, Saturday (away with gray pants), Friday (away with gray pants).]]
The Orioles' home uniform is white with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. The road uniform is gray with the word "Baltimore" written across the chest. This style, with noticeable changes in the script, striping and materials, has been worn for much of the team's history, but with a few exceptions:
*In 1954, 1989–94 (road) and 1995–2003 (home), the scripted word "Orioles" and block letters are rendered in black with orange trim. The 1995–2003 style featured orange numbers in front but black letters in the back.
*From 1963 to 1965, the home uniforms featured "Orioles" in block lettering instead of the more familiar cursive script style. It was also rendered in black with orange trim.
*The underline below the word "Orioles" disappeared from 1966 to 1988.
*Road uniforms bore the team name from 1954 to 1955 and from 1973 to 2008.
*Extra white trim was added to the road and alternate uniforms from 1995 to 2000.
*Sleeveless home alternate uniforms were used in the 1968 and 1969 seasons.
*Player names were added to the uniforms in 1966, but the home uniforms originally featured black block letters. It would not match the road uniform lettering until 1971, which were orange with black trim.

A long campaign of several decades was waged by numerous fans and sportswriters to return the name of the city to the "away" jerseys which was used since the 1950s and had been formerly dropped during the 1970s era of [[Edward Bennett Williams]] when the ownership was continuing to market the team also to fans in the nation's capital region after the moving of the former [[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] in 1971. After several decades, approximately 20% of the team's attendance came from the metro Washington area.{{Source?|date=October 2024}}

In 2013, [[ESPN]] ran a "Battle of the Uniforms" contest between all 30 Major League clubs. Despite using a ranking system that had the Orioles as a #13 seed, the Birds beat the #1 seed [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] in the championship round.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 20, 2013 |title=Battle of the Uniforms: Orioles win title |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9293168/orioles-win-title |access-date=June 19, 2015 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>

=== Caps ===
The Orioles' cap design have alternated between the team's iconic "cartoon bird" logo and the full-bodied bird logo. Initially, the caps had the full-bodied bird logo between 1954 and 1965, alternating between an all-black cap and an orange-brimmed black cap. They also wore a black cap with an orange block-letter "B" for part of the 1963 season. The "cartoon bird" was first used in 1966, and with minor tweaks, was prominently featured on the team's caps until 1988. Initially, the Orioles kept the orange-brimmed black cap with the "cartoon bird" but switched to a white-paneled black cap with orange brim in 1975. Also that same year, they wore orange-paneled black caps to pair with the orange alternates, but these lasted only two seasons.

In 1989, the full-bodied bird logo returned along with the all-black cap, with a few tweaks along the way. Initially the cap was used regardless of home or road games, but in 2002 the caps were worn only on the road until 2008. An orange-brimmed variety was also introduced in 1995. Initially exclusive to the team's black uniforms, this style became the home cap in 2002 and became the team's regular cap (home or away) from 2009 to 2011.

In 2012, the Orioles brought back a modernized version of the "cartoon bird" along with the white-paneled and orange-brimmed black cap for home games and the orange-brimmed black cap for road games.[[File:Paul Blair 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Paul Blair (baseball)|Paul Blair]] shown with the full-bodied bird logo between 1954 and 1965]]

=== Alternate Uniforms ===
An [[Third jersey|alternate uniform]] is black with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. They first wore black uniforms in the 1993 season and continue to do so since; the current style with the letters lacking additional trim was first used in 2000. The Orioles wear their black alternate jerseys for Friday night games with the alternate "O's" cap (first introduced in 2005), whether at home or on the road; the regular batting helmet is still used with this uniform. In 2017, the Orioles began to use their batting practice caps for select games with the black uniforms. The aforementioned caps resemble their regular road caps save for the black bill. Occasionally, the Orioles would also wear the black alternates on other days of the week, often pairing them with the home or road "cartoon bird" caps. After the "City Connect" uniforms became the team's Friday home uniform (see below), the black alternates were only used on Friday road games and on home games depending on the preference of the starting pitcher.

The Orioles also wore orange alternate uniforms at various points in their history. The orange alternates were first used in the 1971 season and were paired with orange pants, but these lasted only two seasons. The second orange uniform, which was a pullover style, was worn from 1975 to 1987, but were not worn at all in the 1983, 1985 and 1986 seasons. A third orange uniform was used from 1988 to 1992, returning to the button-down style. In 2012, the Orioles brought back the orange uniforms as a second alternate uniform; the team currently wears them on Saturdays at home or on the road, though they've also worn them on other days of the week either due to pitcher's preference or a previously postponed contest. For 2025, the Orioles brought back the all-orange alternate for select games, while keeping the orange uniform/white pants option for a few other games.<ref>{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Baltimore Orioles Will Have All-Orange Uniform in 2025 |url=https://uni-watch.com/2025/02/06/exclusive-baltimore-orioles-will-have-all-orange-uniform-in-2025/|access-date=2025-02-07|website=UniWatch}}</ref>

In 2023, the Orioles introduced a [[City Connect]] uniform, inspired by the art and culture of Baltimore and its neighborhoods. The uniform is mostly black base from the jersey to pants. Across the chest, it features the city name "BALTIMORE" in white lettering, and on the collar and sleeves features a small batch of colors and shapes, representing the [[List of Baltimore neighborhoods|neighborhoods of Baltimore]]. The cap, which is also on a black base, features an italic white "B". In 2024, the City Connect uniform was worn with the home white pants for select games.<ref>{{cite web |title=O's drop bold new City Connect jerseys – with a surprise inside |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-city-connect-uniforms-unveiled |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

=== Uniform Advertisements ===
The [[2024 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] announced its first-ever jersey sponsorship deal with [[T. Rowe Price]] on June 10, 2024. A circular dark blue, [[Aqua (color)|aqua]] and white sleeve patch with the [[investment management]] firm's [[bighorn sheep]] logo debuted in a [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|home]] game against the [[2024 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] the following night on June 11.<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/orioles-announce-jersey-patch-sponsor-with-t-rowe-price Rill, Jake. "Orioles announce jersey patch deal with T. Rowe Price," MLB.com, Monday, June 10, 2024.] Retrieved June 10, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.troweprice.com/content/dam/trowecorp/2024-06-10%20Baltimore%20Orioles%20and%20T.%20Rowe%20Price%20Announce%20Marquee%20Sponsorship%20Agreement.pdf T. Rowe Price press release announcing its jersey sponsorship deal with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, June 10, 2024.] Retrieved June 10, 2024.</ref>