Here Are MLB's Local Market Hats in All Their Glory
By Liam McKeone
Today, May 25, was the day MLB released its Local Market hats to the general public. Similar to how every team now has an alternate jersey that pays homage to the city its plays in, these hats attempt to do the same.
The hats all have the regular logos on them, but essentially every other inch of fabric is adorned with some kind of notable attribute of the city in question. The hats have every area code of the immediate surrounding area on them. Except Pittsburgh, for some reason. Some, like the fact that both the Mets and Yankees have the Statue of Liberty front and center, make a certain level of sense. Some ... do not.
The hats were not well-received, but we'll let you judge for yourself. Here are all the MLB Local Market hats in all their glory.
Should I buy The Worst Hat Ever Made? pic.twitter.com/a7I9KiPPoX
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) May 25, 2021
Lmfao the Red Sox version of the Ugly Hat Line™️ is just about what you’d expect pic.twitter.com/nAxSl9bEVn
— Fitzy Mo Peña (@FitzyMoPena) May 25, 2021
There is a lot going on with some of these local market hats but I think my favorite detail is the range in area code representation—7 different ones for the Twins, 8 for the Cubs, 9 for the Braves, and *zero* for the Pirates??? pic.twitter.com/G0kKXp5TE3
— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) May 25, 2021
I truly have no idea what this boat is pic.twitter.com/utYy5vTXQW
— Amy Plitt (@plitter) May 25, 2021
I don't even know what those are pic.twitter.com/FFn6MRDlgm
— suss2pfizers ? (@suss2hyphens) May 25, 2021
okay, so check this out.
— Miller Park Drunk (@millerparkdrunk) May 25, 2021
the cubs have deep dish pizza on their hat, the red sox have a lobster roll (maybe?), the diamondbacks have a burrito (i think), and the brewers have a badger.
are we supposed to be eating badgers? pic.twitter.com/4pC8XXrQ5z
My god pic.twitter.com/mjZw4xsaFw
— Craig Brown (@CraigBrown_BP) May 25, 2021
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm pic.twitter.com/AxdzWnwpcU
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) May 25, 2021
The Mets hat is the same as the Yankee hat? That's some lazy shit. https://t.co/z8ZOXVbTi2 pic.twitter.com/06uzxiSC6i
— Ben the Extra Innings Rule Hater (@bkabak) May 25, 2021
The Toronto cap features the iconic local food: poutine. https://t.co/o3SUrcFTMK https://t.co/aYugZEHm6v pic.twitter.com/e41uFI35dp
— Minor Leaguer (@Minor_Leaguer) May 25, 2021
The Marlins' local market hat is actually.....fine? OK? pic.twitter.com/SDmoKfpGV1
— Ben the Extra Innings Rule Hater (@bkabak) May 25, 2021
Not only is this possibly the ugliest hat of all time, the Rays don’t even play in the 813 pic.twitter.com/5RzfknuCYf
— Keaton (@Schennorris) May 25, 2021
Holy shit @NewEraCap, I thought the buckeye was a poor choice until I saw the clip art of what I assume is "chili" but from people who have never seen Cincinnati chili pic.twitter.com/Gt77doPqmc
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) May 25, 2021
The Giants hat not having 408 is extremely funny pic.twitter.com/ls5cpvBxAa
— Jeff "Fifth Spherical" Krisko (@JeffKrisko) May 25, 2021
why the 2012 world series??? pic.twitter.com/exEy9OQN5c
— Jeff "Fifth Spherical" Krisko (@JeffKrisko) May 25, 2021
Let this be a lesson. When your boss comes to you with an idea, find ways to subtly nudge them in the other direction ? pic.twitter.com/oPvNlvlkii
— Brook Smith (@brookme3) May 25, 2021
The Padres icon hat doesn't have a fish taco, flip flops, carne asada fries or a car with Massachusetts plates on it. Is it really an SD hat? These lids are quite suspect. pic.twitter.com/BMggyX2ONp
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 25, 2021
The *Texas* Rangers hat has just 5 area codes. That should tell you how little sense these make. It also has a hat on a hat. pic.twitter.com/rqocIBWbmq
— Leila Rahimi (@leilarahimi) May 25, 2021
WHAT IS THIS TRASH?? pic.twitter.com/ivtoZ7cQWn
— Bru (@marcbrubaker) May 25, 2021
Oakland 'Local Market' A's hat from MLB features the famous Oakland... palm trees? Yikes. pic.twitter.com/apPKwT0zib
— OaklandStadiumWatch (@OakStadiumWatch) May 25, 2021
If Macklemore were a hat. pic.twitter.com/0wPqAIgsjz
— Norm Charlatan (@normcharlatan) May 25, 2021
The Washington (D.C.) Nationals hat says 1776 on it, and uh, I have news for you about DC in 1776. pic.twitter.com/wXZ0GGm62k
— Ben the Extra Innings Rule Hater (@bkabak) May 25, 2021
List of terms people google to find me and @justin_klugh’s podcast pic.twitter.com/SUIi2xiphW
— member your ol pal Deric (@Hegelbon) May 25, 2021
Buying a phillies hat so I can rep the 610 pic.twitter.com/y5EXl0NUUF
— Eric (@24FramesPerEric) May 25, 2021
949 says hi. pic.twitter.com/9IrzuCdfrV
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) May 25, 2021
the brewers local market hat was made playing a word association game for wisconsin pic.twitter.com/50x6wqZjW8
— Miller Park Drunk (@millerparkdrunk) May 25, 2021
I'm sorry, what the hell, they gave 618 to the Cubs and then didn't even put 636 on the Cardinals hat? HOW DARE THEY CANCEL ST. CHARLES pic.twitter.com/YVm9Intcm3
— A Blog of Their Own (@BlogOfTheirOwn) May 25, 2021
they really put a PEROGI on the back of Cleveland's "local market" hat I'm screaming
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) May 25, 2021
(h/t @MikeReedUSN) pic.twitter.com/D6M9iTyhFc
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— Hat Crawler (@hatcrawler) May 25, 2021