💬 Quoted: “This has been entirely a Nike issue. At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.”

• The MLB’s latest fashion experiment is coming to a not-so-fashionable end. Since the league introduced new uniforms in Spring Training two months ago, fans and players alike have complained about tiny lettering, see-through pants, flimsy fabric that rips while sliding, and massive stains that appear when players get sweaty. And league officials and players have had enough. In a scathing memo released on Sunday, the MLB Players Association laid all of the blame on uniform designer Nike, and said the league intends for all of the flaws to be fixed by the start of the 2025 season at the latest.

📝 Stat of the Day: This tax season, the IRS launched a pilot for a free, government-run tax filing website – and the program performed like Rocky against Apollo Creed (above expectations). Nearly 141,000 Americans across 12 states used the new Direct File service this year, outpacing the IRS’ goal of 100,000, while 90% of surveyed users ranked their experience as “Excellent” or “Above Average.”

🤔 Did You Know? Scientists typically estimate the age of a whale by counting its layers of earwax (which form every 6 months), in a process similar to counting the rings within a tree. So the next time your partner reprimands you for not using a Q-Tip, you can tell them you’re preserving your body for science.

📰 Worth a Read: Star Scientist’s Claim of ‘Reverse Aging’ Draws Hail of Criticism → (WSJ)