The creators of a new line of MLB hats have been the talk of the week. New Era Overlap caps featured a team’s uniform logo with its hat logo centered on it.
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Although the idea initially seemed unique and creative, MLB fans were left in disbelief after the said hats were released on Monday.
Three teams in particular were the center of the fun – the Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros – due to the humorous and vulgar nature of the new hats.
The Angels’ layered hats included the team name with the franchise’s large “A” logo plastered above the “G.” The strange mix of letters was reminiscent of an R-rated word that doesn’t belong in an MLB hat.
This collection of hats for Major League Baseball this year is certainly interesting… pic.twitter.com/dL59SjQlwk
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As of Tuesday morning, the Overlap cap was no longer for sale online through the MLB Store. Instead, the distinctive cap became a hot commodity on Ebay, selling for as much as $200.
The Angels weren’t the only team to be ridiculed, as two other American League West teams unfortunately shocked fans with their new creations.
The Rangers’ cap featured “TEXAS” with the organization’s large “T” logo covering the “X.” The new phrase caught the attention of many Spanish-speaking fans because the cap featured a slang term for “breasts.”
The Astros team name appeared on their Overlap caps, but the team’s large “H” logo covered the letters “T” and “R”. The term may have been a connotation used by Los Angeles Dodgers fans in 2017.
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