Game used pants?

[jason.1969]

Gents, pardon my ignorance in this arena. A friend at MLB corporate office gave me some Manny Machado and Mike Trout pants. The Machado’s are comically huge but that’s its own story.

No holograms or anything. Is there any way to know if game used?

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Gents, pardon my ignorance in this arena. A friend at MLB corporate office gave me some Manny Machado and Mike Trout pants. The Machado’s are comically huge but that’s its own story.

No holograms or anything. Is there any way to know if game used?

Are you wondering if they are legit team issued or do you know they are legit but want to know if they saw use in a game? Game use is easy to tell, do they look like they were used? Dirt marks from sliding? Tears or repairs? Tagging or material show signs of washing? Sweat stains?

[jason.1969]

They both look pretty much perfect other than some curl to the tag. So sounds like wouldn’t be game used then. Maybe issued but not used?


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[Jim65]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

They both look pretty much perfect other than some curl to the tag. So sounds like wouldn’t be game used then. Maybe issued but not used?


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If they have pinstripes, you could check Getty Images and try for a photomatch.

[MCyganik]

Usually pants will show signs of fraying or discoloration quicker than jerseys due to sliding, contact, even sitting on the bench. If they look brand new and came from corporate they are probably team issued, but hard to make an assumption without any pictures.

Do the pants at least have the players names printed inside? Without use or even team issued authentication there would be a lot of skeptics on the secondary market if you sold them, but the popularity of the players and MLB licensed branding with the players printed name inside will still find a market.

[jason.1969]

Here are pics of labels.




Jason
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[roarfrom34]

I can't see why the MLB corporate office would have game used pants of two of the highest profile players in the game. Perhaps they are salesman samples?

[butchie_t]

No sweat stains on the lining, they look brand new actually.

[jason.1969]

Yes, I'm not totally sure what to make of these. What I will say is that the Machado pants are almost comically huge!

https://twitter.com/HeavyJ28/status/1645453416888426497

[jbhofmann]

37W 38L!!!!

Im 6'8". Always wore high socks in baseball because the pants never had inseams like that!!

[Jim65]

Looks like they were made for Loek van Mil