This secondary strapped sock that wraps around a player’s foot is almost like baseball formal attire, and some players still sport them today. But where did they come from, and what’s the purpose?

High socks were mainstream in Major League Baseball for much of the 20th century. In fact, many players wore a colored stirrup over a white sock to cover their calves. This was simply baseball’s ...

Back in the day when stirrups ruled (3:14) UNI Watch's Paul Lukas looks back to when baseball players cared to flaunt their socks during games.

This led to a second revolution in baseball hose in about 1910. Instead of a high, colored sock, players began wearing long, colored stirrups over plain white socks, which were called “sanis ...

Friday Flashback: How did we go from the beginning of baseball to an official sock provider? Uni Watch offers a selective timeline of baseball's hosiery history.