▁( in ▁orange ▁letter ing ) ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁at ▁home , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁has ▁their ▁city ▁name ▁on ▁it ▁( in ▁gray ▁letter ing ) ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁the ▁M ets ▁wore ▁two ▁black ▁alternate ▁j er se ys ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion ▁as ▁their ▁current ▁blue ▁altern ates . ▁ ▁To ▁honor ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military , ▁during ▁Sunday ▁home ▁games , ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁originally ▁sport ed ▁special ▁cam ou fl age - color ed ▁j er se ys ▁( with ▁green ▁caps ▁to ▁match ); ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁cam ou fl age ▁j er se ys ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁brown / tan ▁" des ert ▁cam o " ▁with ▁a ▁tan ▁cap . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Pad res ▁replaced ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁" n avy ▁cam o " ▁j er sey ▁( hon oring ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ) ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁cap . ▁Also , ▁they ▁released ▁a ▁modern ized ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁classic ▁brown ▁j er se ys ▁with ▁brown - and - yellow ▁caps ▁( which ▁was ▁originally ▁worn ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 8 4 ) ▁to ▁be ▁worn ▁for ▁Friday ▁home ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁frequently ▁wear ▁a ▁blue ▁alternate ▁j er sey ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁and ▁not ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁day