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justable by the use of elastic materials fitted hat curved or flat brim structured cap high profile unadjustable baseball cap styles and variations snapback baseball cap trucker cap stretchable baseball cap with the san francisco giants logo fitted baseball cap with the montreal expos logo athletic use edit this section needs expansion you can help by adding missing information october 2020 in baseball edit see also baseball clothing and equipment in the sport of baseball the cap is an important part of the uniform which in addition to its protective function identifies a team often the logo mascot team s city s or country s initials often in the form of a monogram are placed on the cap in 2007 the mlb changed the standard cap worn by players from wool to polyester to increase player comfort 3 in 2014 the mlb began allowing pitchers to wear a special reinforced hat to protect their heads from line drives 9 in other sports edit baseball caps are also used on and off the field in other sports in softball baseball caps are mandatory for men but optional for women 10 in limited overs cricket teams have opted to wear baseball caps rather than more traditional cricket caps in golf and tennis baseball caps are used as an alternative to more traditional headgear 11 athletes in other sports wear hats with their team s logo and colors as sideline hats both types are also sold as authentic team merchandise in retail stores other hats may simply have a maker s logo such as reebok nike or carhartt these hats are often made of brushed cotton in many forms of motorsport a baseball cap with the logo of the series tire supplier will be given to the top 3 finishing drivers to wear during the podium ceremony baseball players wearing caps the player in red wears a batting helmet cricket wicket keeper with baseball cap tennis player with baseball cap golfer with baseball cap pirelli podium caps worn by drivers at the 2011 hungarian grand prix professional use edit military edit see also patrol cap baseball caps worn by naval officers from the us singapore thailand brunei indonesia malaysia and the philippines although the patrol cap is common in the united states armed forces some units use baseball caps as part of their uniforms usually with combat uniforms they sometimes have a command logo on the front to denote command affiliation alternatively the cap may have the wearer s rank on the front if the wearer is an officer baseball caps of a particular color are worn to denote a specific function of a person or a particular job for example in the united states submarine force red baseball caps are worn by drill monitors who facilitate and critique members of the boat s crew during drills in the united states army parachute riggers wear red baseball caps and parachute instructors wear black baseball caps as part of their uniform in various squadrons of the united states air force s civilian auxiliary squadron distinctive baseball caps have been issued as headgear or cover for the battle dress uniform typically displaying squadron colors squadron number and or squadron patch although the bdus have their own cover a patrol cap in m81 woodland pattern some squadrons have opted for more distinctive covers police edit see also uniform police there has been a marked trend in recent years among police forces worldwide to replace peaked caps and other traditional headdresses with inexpensive comfortable baseball caps the baseball cap is already commonly used by private security companies as a low cost practical piece of uniform headgear particularly heavily armed police units around the world including swat in the united states and the metropolitan police specialist firearms command in the uk often wear baseball caps to shield their eyes from the sun where a full helmet would be excessive armenia edit in armenia local service police officers have worn baseball caps as part of their uniform previously peaked caps since the april 2003 decree finland edit the finnish police uses a baseball cap which has mostly replaced the traditional side cap it is marked with the police emblem and police in finnish and swedish citation needed serbia edit since its adoption in 2013 the serbian police wear a baseball cap as part of their service uniform slovenia edit in slovenia police officers on motorcycles wear baseball caps as part of their uniform when they are not wearing their helmets spain edit the civil guard switched from teresiana caps a spanish military cap similar to a kepi to baseball caps during 2011 to 2012 the historic tricorne has been retained only for galas and representation wear the national police uses a baseball cap which has mostly replaced the peaked caps with effect from 2009 except for galas and representation the local police uses a baseball cap which has mostly replaced the peaked caps in 2007 2008 except for galas in basque country the ertzaintza uses a baseball cap which has mostly replaced the berets in 2010 except for galas and representation purposes in navarre the chartered police of navarre uses a baseball cap which has mostly replaced the berets in 2012 except for galas and representation in catalonia the mossos d esquadra uses a baseball cap which has replaced the peaked caps in 2023 after 40 years in use united kingdom edit in the united kingdom several police forces have adopted the baseball cap as a unisex alternative to the traditionally worn custodian helmets for male officers and bowler hats for female officers 12 however the northamptonshire force announced in november 2018 that their bump caps had proven unpopular and would be withdrawn from use 13 a typical british police baseball cap on display at the west midlands police museum in sparkhill police station birmingham england baseball caps of north wales police displaying the word police in english and welsh a dark green cap of the police service of northern ireland united states edit in many united states police forces the baseball cap is worn as a more practical alternative to the traditional peaked cap or campaign hat the latter of which is generally used by sheriff s offices and state police forces baseball caps are more common on the west coast whereas in eastern states the traditional peaked cap is more prominent a notable exception is the san francisco police department where peaked caps are still worn regularly 14 casual use edit baseball games were first televised in the 1960s prompting fans and viewers to seek baseball caps of their own to show their support for a given team 2 3 agriculture companies quickly began to create promotional caps with their own branding and these trucker hats rose in popularity over the following two decades 3 in 1980 new era began to sell souvenir baseball caps with team branding for fans rather than athletes 2 throughout the decade baseball caps could be seen in fashion magazines like vogue which helped to popularize their gender neutrality on lead actors in television shows like magnum p i and macgyver 3 and on hip hop and rap artists like chuck d of public enemy and eazy e of n w a 2 professor jabari miles evans of the university of south carolina highlighted this moment in history as a transition from the baseball cap s primary association with sports fandom and city of origin to an association with coolness and style 2 baseball player ken griffey jr has been credited by gq as first popularizing the backwards fitted cap 15 16 although its rise through the 1990s is attributed to fred durst of limp bizkit whose visibility on mtv brought the style to the foreground 16 by the 2010s snapbacks had overtaken the backwards fitted cap in prominence especially among rappers like jay z and big sean 16 the dad hat a less structured baseball cap with a curved brim originated in the 1990s when brands like 47 noticed consumers distressing more structured hats to create a broken in look and feel and began to replicate this outcome in manufacturing 17 18 this style climbed in popularity reaching both celebrities and mainstream wear by the mid 2010s 16 19 20 and through the mid 2020s 21 see also edit baseball portal fashion portal baseball clothing and equipment baseball uniform beanie seamed cap cap sport cricket cap a similar cap in a similar sport flat cap kepi list of hat styles list of headgear trucker hat references edit definition of bill by merriam webster merriam webster bill noun 1 definition 4 retrieved 2019 12 02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 clair michael 9 may 2023 the history of the baseball cap the long strange history of the baseball cap mlb com major league baseball retrieved 24 june 2023 1 2 3 4 5 bass krueger maude may 28 2019 everything to know about the history of the baseball cap vogue australia retrieved 16 july 2026 baseball cap has endured generations as the all american hat retrieved 2014 04 26 bbc happy 59th baseball caps 18 december 2008 dabrowiecki jamie 2016 11 07 want a wooden brim strap back we ve got you covered archived from the original on 2018 02 05 retrieved 2018 02 04 mens fashion trend snapback caps archived from the original on 2014 04 27 retrieved 2014 04 26 taxdahl jeff 2012 12 20 what s the difference between a constructed and an unconstructed cap archived from the original on 2017 01 07 retrieved 2017 01 06 mlb approves protective cap for pitchers in time for 2014 season new york daily news retrieved 2014 04 26 permanent dead link 2022 2025 official rules of softball fast pitch pdf the ubiquitous baseball cap identity style and comfort in late modern times pdf harley nicola 10 may 2017 police swap helmets for caps to attract more transgender officers united kingdom the telegraph archived from the original on 2022 01 12 northamptonshire police to phase out baseball caps bbc news november 16 2018 retrieved 16 july 2026 never 51 classic baseball cap free north never 51 2025 03 11 archived from the original on 2025 03 22 retrieved 2025 03 30 moore jack january 7 2016 ken griffey jr the coolest there ever was gq retrieved 27 july 2026 1 2 3 4 gheciu alex nino february 19 2025 how the backwards fitted cap got its swagger back gq retrieved 27 july 2026 hall michael anthony october 20 2025 the 47 clean up is the father of all dad hats high snobiety retrieved 27 july 2026 evans kayla curtis october 21 2025 hats off to the dad hat behind the cultural impact of 47 hypebeast retrieved 27 july 2026 satenstein liana april 15 2016 forget dad bod this season we re all about dad hats vogue retrieved 27 july 2026 markovinovic monika january 29 2016 the dad hat is fashion s hottest new accessory huffpost retrieved 27 july 2026 cochrane lauren july 13 2024 how the crumpled dad hat morphed into a 400 catwalk phenomenon the guardian retrieved 27 july 2026 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to baseball caps baseball cap history and timeline from major league baseball happy 50th baseball caps bbc news types of caps and related terminology v t e baseball and softball concepts outline glossary baseball rules cheating comparison of baseball and softball fastpitch softball 16 inch softball ejections ground rules infield fly rule in flight interference pitch clock protested game strike zone suspended game unwritten rules ballpark field backstop baseball diamond batter s box batter s eye bullpen dugout foul pole foul territory infield on deck circle outfield warning track equipment ball baseball rubbing mud bat batting cage batting glove batting helmet cap doughnut glove defense pitching machine protective cup shin guard stirrups uniform uniform number game process batting order challenges ball strike check swing innings extra innings out positions run pace of play batting at bat baltimore chop bat flip batted ball batting count batting out of order bunt sacrifice bunt squeeze play charging the mound checked swing cleanup hitter contact hitter designated hitter double double switch foul ball foul tip golden sombrero ground rule double hat trick hit hit 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