Mychal Givens Braille shirt

Date2018 September 18

DescriptionWhite polyester shirt, size 48, with six white buttons down the front placket. Front chest has an embroidered patch across the chest in white, black, and orange that spells out "Orioles" in Braille. Proper left front chest has "60" in orange and black appliques. Proper left front shirttail has a manufacturer label with an MLB Authentication hologram sticker. Reverse of the shirt has a small rubber MLB logo at the base of the neck. Underneath is "Givens" (sic) spelled out in white and orange embroidered Braille on a rectangular patch. Beneath this is "60" in orange and black appliques. Proper left sleeve has a circular team patch above a black embroidered manufacturer logo. Sleeve ends have black and orange trim.

Bio/Historical NoteShirt worn by Baltimore Orioles reliever Mychal Givens on September 18, 2018, in which he pitched the 9th inning of a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards. In recognition of the Orioles celebrating National Federation of the Blind night, which is headquartered in Baltimore, the Orioles' jerseys featured Braille lettering on the front ("Orioles") and back (player last name).

Object numberB-2018-0194

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Majestic

Subject Givens, Mychal, 1990-

Subject Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions25 x 34.75 in.

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