This year’s MLB All-Star Game caps are taking it back to the ’60s. The 1860s, that is.
New Era released photos Wednesday of the caps that this year’s All-Stars will wear at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The design is inspired by the pillbox hats of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, as well as the Reds’ mascot.
“Over a century ago, Cincinnati’s Baseball Club, known as the Red Stockings, wore a cap which featured horizontal stripes, commonly known as pleats, around the circumference of the caps,” a New Era press release said, per For The Win. “This design concept became the basis for the cap that Cincinnati Reds mascot Mr. Redlegs has worn since his inception in 1956 and is featured prominently in the 2015 All-Star Game logo. Now, that 19th century design has been combined with a modern look and fabric to create the 2015 All-Star Game Cap.”
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The caps are cool in a very simple way, but it’s too bad the only ones that’ll be worn during the game are the Kansas City Royals’.
