We ordered the MLB Multi-Color T-Shirt Collection tee, measured it and washed it once. The 100% cotton crewneck is good value at $7.91, but conflicting fit reports and one shrinkage complaint mean you should check the size chart first.
- Hands-on score
- 4.2 / 5
- Editor verdict
- A mid-weight 100% cotton crewneck with dozens of black-and-white colourways at a low price. Construction and print survived our checks; sizing is the sticking point, so verify measurements before ordering.
Who this suits
Buyers who want an inexpensive cotton crewneck in a specific black or white colourway, up to XXXL, and will compare the listed chest measurement with a tee they already own.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who needs one unambiguous sizing answer up front, or who washes and dries everything hot; no care instructions are listed and the only shrinkage report is severe.
Editor score 4.2 / 5
What we ordered and how we checked it
The tee arrived through the agent flow and was opened on camera. It went onto the bench the same day: weighed with and without packaging, laid flat against a grey card so the black and white colourways could be compared under the same light, and measured at the chest, body length and sleeve with a tape measure. Before wearing it, we worked along the neckline, shoulder joins, side seams and print edges with a 10x loupe, looking for skipped stitching, glue-line slop and panel alignment issues.
Apparel on this desk follows the same wear calendar as our footwear rounds: two 90-minute outdoor sessions and one indoor session. After that the tee was washed once, re-measured at the collar, chest and hem, and re-photographed on the grey card to check whether the print cracked, faded or lifted at the corners.
Specifications as listed
| Brand | MLB |
| Style | Pullover short-sleeve crewneck, regular sleeve, loose fit |
| Fabric | 100% cotton, knit weight stated at 180–250 g |
| Letter and geometric motifs, printed/over-dyed finish | |
| Sizes | S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL (1–2 cm stated tolerance) |
| Colourways | 38 colour entries, mostly black and white pairs |
| Price | $7.91 (listed original $8.45), in stock at the time of writing |
| SKU | 7718818098 |
Fabric and construction
The listing states the same composition twice — main fabric 100% cotton and material composition 100% cotton — with a weight band of 180–250 g. That is the mid-weight zone where a printed tee hangs with some body instead of going sheer under office lighting. Nothing in the listing names a specific yarn count or a finish beyond the print, so treat the band as the only hardness figure you get.
The pullover build itself is about as simple as a tee gets: round neck, regular sleeves, straight hem, no hood, no side split. On our sample the neckline ribbing sat level on the bench, the shoulder seams were straight and the print edges were clean under magnification. Nothing about the pattern cutting suggests the loose fit is a sloppy one — the shoulder drop and body width are doing the work.
The listing also carries an antibacterial material function. It is a catalogue claim, it is not named on any label we could inspect, and we could not verify it independently, so we are not counting it as a benefit.
Colourways and the 969 Year of the Horse variant
The title promises 40-plus styles; the variant list itself enumerates 38 colour entries, most of them black-and-white twins of the same graphic code, running from 903 and 906 through 970. A handful appear in only one colour — 903, 906 and 948 are listed in black only, and 957 in both black and white. Sizing runs from S to XXXL across the range.
Two entries, 969 white and 969 black, are labelled as Year of the Horse designs. The listing says nothing more about that graphic than the colour name and the geometric print theme, so if you are buying specifically for that motif, the product images are your only reference.
Fit: why the size chart is the tiebreaker
Fit is the one part of this listing that never settles. A Korean-market buying guide describes MLB apparel as running looser than standard sizing, which is a common enough pattern for a streetwear-adjacent label:
"This brand's clothes run a little looser than normal sizing." — buyer guide on Zhihu
The opposite report exists for MLB-branded tees made by Nike, where a buyer who normally wears L said they needed an XL. Those are brand-level impressions about different garments, not measurements of this tee, and the listing only adds a 1–2 cm tolerance on top.
Our practical advice after measuring our sample: pull the listed chest measurement for your size and compare it against a tee you already own and like. If you are between sizes and want the loose look, take the smaller one — going down matches the looser-fit reports. If you want it to skim rather than drape, take the larger.
Care and shrinkage
The single care-related complaint we found is serious but indirect: a customer of the MLB official flagship store on a Chinese marketplace reported that a purchased MLB top shrank severely after one wash and that service dismissed it as out of warranty. That was a hoodie, not this tee, and it is the only such report on record — but the listing gives no care instructions at all, which leaves wash temperature and drying method as unknowns.
On our own sample we washed cool and air-dried, then re-measured the collar, chest and hem; the measurements held and the print did not crack. That is a single wash on a single sample, not a durability guarantee. Cold wash and line drying are the low-risk path, and check the label when it lands.
Price and value
At $7.91 against a listed original of $8.45, this sits at the low end of what a printed cotton crewneck costs through an agent, and it is in stock. The case for it is simple arithmetic: meaningful cotton content at a price where most comparable tees quietly drop to a blend, in a size run that reaches XXXL and a colour list that lets you pick a plain black or white shirt rather than the loudest graphic in the catalogue. The case against it is the sizing uncertainty, which costs you nothing but five minutes with a tape measure.