The Chicago Cubs will sport baby blue on the field next season for the first time since 1961, debuting a new alternate uniform. Dubbed the "Blues Alternate," the look -- which was announced by the Cubs Thursday night -- pays tribute to the team's history and honors Chicago's contribution to the electric blues music movement with multiple nods to the era.

The new uniform will replace the navy “Wrigleyville” City Connect jerseys, which the team is retiring. The Cubs are scheduled to debut the alternate jerseys April 5, when they play the Padres in the first home series of the year. The team will then wear them for Friday home games throughout the summer.

On the opposite side is the player’s number in red in a blues-era style typography. The sleeve features another new logo, a royal blue guitar pick with CHICAGO squeezed in custom lettering with the middle “C” (music term!