A quick Googling says no.
The Atleticos got it right, but "Los DBacks" probably have the worst Spanish jersey ever.
http://news.sportslogos.net/2012/09/...ticos-jerseys/
The San Diego Padres have been doing it since 1969, at the MLB level, and before that clear back to 1936 in the Pacific Coast league.
The team's name, the Spanish word for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769.
El Padres?
Los Padres?
nah, just "Padres"
marcshoe (05-12-2013)
As with most romance languages, it needs the article "Los" to make it a plural noun. Just "Rojos" would be an adjective describing things that are red.
They aren't constructing a sentence with it. In this case, it is quite clearly a proper noun, like the "GREEN" on Dick Green's jersey back.
Check out jerseys from winter leagues. The only one I remember with "Los" is "Los Mochis", because "Los Mochis" is the name of the town (the team nickname is Cañeros).
For example Bravos de Margarita is a Venezuelan Winter League team. Bravos can also be an adjective. The uniforms do not carry a "Los"
Newspaper headlines will omit the "Los" as in
Rojos 5, Cerveceros 1
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/esp...arre-serie-en/
They could ask the latin players how they prefer it, with or without "los" , but I suspect they don't care much either way, unlike other people.
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Blitz Dorsey (05-13-2013)
I don't get what the big deal with the Los is!!! It's not a big deal to me, it's a promotion and they are trying to make money. Plus baseball has many Hispanic players and I think it's good that there is a day for them to represent their culture, whether it is intended or not.
"Romance" languages? I took three years of Spanish -- including one in college -- and never heard this term. Is this a common term? If so, I perhaps smoked even more pot than I "remember" during college.
Also, thanks for answering the question that many of us had. I thought there was no need for the "Los" since the word "The" is not on the Reds' regular uniforms. But as it turns out, having the "Los" is necessary for it to be proper Spanish.
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