The Giants carry six uniforms in 2026, and the closet got a real shake-up this year. The big news is the new Gigantes alternate, a black-and-orange jersey with cream pants that honors the franchise's Latino heritage. It joins a rotation that already had a clear backbone at Oracle Park: certain themed jerseys are tied to specific home days. If you know the day of the week, you can usually guess the look. We walk through every jersey below and lay out when each one comes out.
Sample Week at a Glance
That is a representative home week. The three home themed-days do the heavy lifting: Tuesday is the City Connect, Friday is the Orange jersey, and Saturday is the new Gigantes alternate. The home white and cream fill the rest of the home dates. On the road, the Giants wear gray, and the themed days do not travel, so they are home only.
All six uniforms now carry the Airwallex advertisement patch on the jersey, which is new for 2026 and replaced the Chevrolet/Cruise patch the Giants had worn previously. Here is how the full rotation breaks down.
Home White
The home white is the Giants' primary uniform at Oracle Park. It carries the black-and-orange "Giants" script across the chest and pairs with the black cap and its orange interlocking SF. It is the look most fans picture for a standard home game.
There is nothing fancy here, and that is the point. This set is the anchor of the rotation, the baseline that the themed jerseys play off of. The Giants wear it for home games that are not claimed by one of the themed days, and it is the safe, classic San Francisco look that never goes out of style.
Road Gray
The road gray uniform reads "San Francisco" across the chest and is exactly what you would expect on the road. Clean, traditional, and built to let the home team's colors be the star.
The Giants wear this jersey for away games. The themed home days do not travel with the team, so on the road it is gray almost every time. It is a simple set that does its job and stays out of the way.
Cream Alternate
The cream alternate is the Giants' traditional home throwback look, an off-white jersey that leans into the franchise's deep history. Under natural daylight at Oracle Park, the cream fabric reads completely different from the bright home white, with a warmer vintage tone.
This is one of the better day-game looks in the National League. The Giants use it to fill home dates that the themed jerseys do not claim, and it tends to show up most for daytime games where the cream really catches the sun. Day-versus-night and cream-versus-white choices here are discretionary, so the exact day can vary, but the cream is a regular part of the home mix.
Orange Alternate (Orange Friday)
The orange alternate is the "Orange Friday" jersey, and it is one of the longest-running uniform traditions in baseball. The bold orange top is unmistakable and gives the Giants a signature pop of color that no other team in the league owns the same way.
The Giants wear this jersey for Friday night home games at Oracle Park. Orange Friday has been a staple in San Francisco for years, and tying the jersey to a specific night each week keeps it feeling like an event. Fans know that a Friday home game means orange, and that kind of predictability is exactly what makes a uniform rotation work. It is a tradition worth protecting, and the Giants clearly know it.
City Connect (Tuesdays)
The City Connect is the 2025 "music" set, and it remains the Giants' City Connect into 2026. There is no new City Connect this year, so this is the one that carries the program forward. It is a black jersey with a warped, psychedelic white "Giants" script shaded in orange and purple, inspired by the 1960s Fillmore and Haight-Ashbury concert posters. Look closer and the design includes vinyl "sound wave" grooves, and the whole thing is topped with a tie-dye SF cap.
The Giants wear this jersey on Tuesday home games, plus the occasional concert night. We like the ambition here. The music-poster concept is one of the more genuinely San Francisco ideas in the entire City Connect series, and it commits to the bit instead of slapping a city nickname on a dark base. The psychedelic script will not be for everyone, but it has a clear sense of place, and giving it a designated day keeps it from getting lost in the shuffle.
To be clear, this is the Giants' City Connect. The new Gigantes set, which we cover next, is a separate Saturday alternate and is not a City Connect.
Gigantes Alternate (Fiesta Gigantes Saturdays)
The Gigantes set is the headline addition for 2026, and it is an alternate, not a City Connect. It is a black-and-orange top paired with cream pants, with "GIGANTES" written across the chest in the 1983 to 1993 Candlestick-era lettering. A step-fret motif runs through the sleeve striping and shows up again inside the back numbers, and the jersey carries a "GIGANTES" sleeve patch. It comes with a brand-new cap too: a black crown with a grey and silver front panel and an interlocking SF in black with orange trim. Bay Area artist Jessie Hernandez designed the set to honor the Giants' Latino heritage.
The Giants wear this uniform for Saturday home games as part of "Fiesta Gigantes Saturdays." They first wore it on Saturday, March 28, 2026, against the Yankees. We think this is a strong piece of work. The Candlestick-era lettering gives it real roots, the step-fret detailing rewards a close look, and the cream pants tie it back into the rest of the Giants' closet so it does not feel like a costume. Pinning it to Saturday gives fans a standing date to look forward to, and it keeps the jersey feeling special instead of overexposed.
Again, the important distinction: Gigantes is a Saturday home alternate. The Giants' City Connect is the separate 2025 black music set worn on Tuesdays. The two are easy to mix up because both lean black, but they are different uniforms with different jobs.
The Airwallex Patch
Every Giants jersey in 2026 carries the Airwallex advertisement patch on the sleeve. It is new for this season and replaced the Chevrolet/Cruise patch. Jersey ad patches are now standard across MLB, so the change itself is not a surprise, and it gives collectors a quick way to date a jersey to the 2026 season and beyond.
How the Rotation Works
The Giants run a partial themed-day system at home, and it gives the week some structure. Tuesday means the City Connect, Friday means the Orange jersey, and Saturday means Gigantes. Those three days are locked in, they are home only, and they give fans something to plan around.
The rest of the schedule is more flexible. The home white and the cream alternate split the remaining home dates, and the choice between them, along with day-versus-night calls, is discretionary. On the road, it is gray. So while San Francisco is not as rigidly scheduled top to bottom as a team like the Phillies, the parts that are locked in are some of the best themed days in the sport. Orange Friday is a genuine tradition, the music City Connect has a real sense of place, and the new Gigantes set gives Saturday its own identity.
Six uniforms, three standing themed days, and a closet that finally has a fresh piece in the Gigantes alternate. It is a strong year for the look of this team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Giants "Gigantes" uniform a City Connect?
No. The Gigantes set is a new-for-2026 Saturday home alternate, not a City Connect. The Giants' actual City Connect is the separate 2025 black "music" set, which is worn on Tuesdays. The two are easy to confuse because both lean black, but they are different uniforms.
When do the San Francisco Giants wear their Gigantes uniform?
The Giants wear the Gigantes alternate for Saturday home games as part of "Fiesta Gigantes Saturdays." They first wore it on Saturday, March 28, 2026, against the Yankees.
When do the Giants wear their orange jerseys?
The Giants wear the orange alternate for Friday night home games. It is the long-running "Orange Friday" tradition and one of the most recognizable uniform habits in baseball.
What is the Giants' City Connect uniform for 2026?
It is the 2025 black "music" set, a psychedelic design inspired by 1960s Fillmore concert posters with a warped "Giants" script and a tie-dye SF cap. There is no new City Connect for 2026, so this jersey carries the program forward. The Giants wear it on Tuesday home games and the occasional concert night.
What is the new patch on the Giants jersey in 2026?
It is the Airwallex advertisement patch, new for 2026. It replaced the Chevrolet/Cruise patch the Giants previously wore and appears on every jersey in the rotation.
How many uniforms do the Giants have in 2026?
Six: the home white, the road gray, the cream alternate, the orange "Orange Friday" alternate, the 2025 music City Connect, and the new Gigantes Saturday alternate.
More MLB Coverage
- The New Giants Gigantes Uniform for 2026 · a closer look at the black-and-orange Saturday alternate and the Candlestick-era lettering
- Philadelphia Phillies 2026 Uniform Schedule · the five-jersey rotation that runs a true scheduled system
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2026 Uniform Schedule · the four-jersey LA rotation with the City Connect on Fridays
- Every MLB City Connect Ranked for 2026 · all 30 City Connect sets graded best to worst
