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MLB recognized Jerry Dior as the MLB logo's original designer, said Commissioner Bud Selig in a release. With the recognition comes the answer to ? that has puzzled: which player is the silhouette based? "People said my design was based on Harmon Killibrew [and not Rod Carew], but it wasn't," said Dior. "Mine wasn't based on anyone--just nondescript figure with a bat." "I didn't model it after any one player," Dior said. "It was intentionally ambiguous in every way, including righty vs. lefty."
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Rod Carew
AnswerHarmon KillebrewMajor League Baseball.
The MLB logo is rectangle with long side down. The left two thirds side is blue and the remaining right is red. In the center separating the colors is a white silhouette of a ball player ready to swing at a ball coming from the right. The frame is white with the words "Major League Baseball" in red.
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It was patterned after Harmon Killebrew but not copied from him.
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Update: MLB is Major League Baseball. The logo details: MLB recognized Jerry Dior as the MLB logo's original designer, said Commissioner Bud Selig in a release. With the recognition comes the answer to ? that has puzzled: which player is the silhouette based? "People said my design was based on Harmon Killibrew, but it wasn't," said Dior. "Mine wasn't based on anyone--just nondescript figure with a bat." "I didn't model it after any one player," Dior said. "It was intentionally ambiguous in every way, including righty vs. lefty." Original: MLB
Rawlings introduced the newly designed official Major League baseballs for the 2000 season that also features the MLB Silhouetted Batter logo. Changing from the Official American League, and Official National League baseballs, the Official Major League baseball replaced both balls that were used.Spalding along with the Reach label was producing Major league baseball for about 100 years until Rawlingstook over around 1970, and Rawlings have been making major league baseballs ever since.
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Rawlings Official Major League BaseballsThe Spalding company produced National League baseballs, amd along with their American League Reach label were producing Major league baseball for about 100 years. The Rawlings company took over in 1977, and Rawlings have been making Major League baseballs ever since. During the 2000 season Rawlings introduced the newly designed official Major League baseballs that also features the MLB Silhouetted Batter logo. Changing from the Official American League, and Official National League baseballs, the Official Major League baseball replaced both balls that were used.
This imprint was removed after the 1999 season and was replaced in 2000 with the standard "MLB" logo.
His silhouette is, Yes.