A Sunshine‑Bright Tribute to Baseball’s First Modern Era

The Sunny Ted Retro Heritage Tee celebrates the moment baseball stepped out of folklore and into history. Crafted from 100% premium organic cotton, this unisex classic pairs everyday comfort with a design rooted in the origins of America’s game.

Front and centre is Sunny Ted — a cool, sunglasses‑wearing teddy silhouette radiating optimism and vintage charm. Behind him stand two early‑1900s ballplayers, a nod to the generations who carried the sport forward from its earliest codified days.

This tee honours the pivotal chapter that began in 1845, when the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club drafted the rules that shaped the modern game — from foul territory to tagging runners instead of “soaking” them. And it pays tribute to June 19, 1846, when the Knickerbockers played the first recorded game under those rules at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, a defining moment in baseball’s evolution.

Sunny Ted brings the warmth. The heritage artwork brings the history. Together, they celebrate the spirit of a sport built on community, creativity, and courage.

Wear the Sunshine. Honour the Game. Live the Legacy.

• 100% organic ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd.² (180 g/m²)
• Single jersey
• Medium fit
• Set-in sleeves
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Wide double-needle topstitch on the sleeves and bottom hems
• Self-fabric neck tape (inside, back of the neck)
• The fabric of this product holds certifications for its organic cotton content under GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OCS (Organic Content Standard)
• The fabric of this product is certified according to OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (Certificate No. 1112055, Centexbel). The product is also PETA-Approved Vegan.
• Product sourced from Bangladesh

The sizes correspond to a smaller size in the US market, so US customers should order a size up.

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction and helps to save the planet, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

Baseball in a nutshell -

The New York Knickerbockers 'Base Ball Club' remain one of the few clubs to be credited with forming the rules for the modern sport of baseball. The rules drafted by the Knickerbockers on september 23rd 1845 are arguably a pivotal part of the modern game.

However, there are questions as to whether the rules formed in 1845 are the original basis for the modern game, as a few other rules that predated the formation of the knickerbocker rules have some resemblance to the modern game.

But it is widely believed that some of the rules implemented by the New York Knickerbockers are a true reflection of some aspects of the modern game, especially with the introduction of the 'foul territory' where players must be tagged or forced out at a base rather than being pegged with the ball.

And on June 19, 1846, the New York Knickerbockers played what is arguably the first baseball game against an opposing club, who were known as the New York Nine, the Knickerbockers lost the game by a score of 23-1.

But legend has it that the Knickerbockers only lost because their best players were too reluctant to travel across the Hudson river, since the team had been forced to move from their previous playing field in Manhattan to a vacant lot across the Hudson river at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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