A Texas Rangers cap was removed from the online stores of Major League Baseball and the team because its funky, fresh design — a mashup of logos for each of the sport’s 30 teams — quite prominently spelled out a Spanish vulgarity for breasts.

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The cap was pulled from both the MLB and Rangers online stores, which are operated by Fanatics. WFAA has reached out to the Texas Rangers about the whole debacle, but we have not heard back as of the time of publishing.

The new collection of MLB hats from New Era has caused quite a stir online. The Texas Rangers have already removed their cap from the online team store, and more teams have followed suit. On Monday, New Era dropped their "Overlap" series,

The dawn of a new MLB season has spawned a myriad of new collectible merchandise, from baseball cards to jerseys. But right now, caps are stealing all the headlines. New Era rolled out their new "Overlap" hats for the 2025 season earlier this week.

The Rangers hat that was initially removed spelled out a vulgar Spanish word. The other 27 MLB team hats from the line are still available. Fanatics, which operates MLBshop in partnership with the league,

Some baseball fans were flabbergasted Monday when New Era unveiled its new collection of hats. While some on social media criticized the design of the hat — featuring the logos of each team in front of its name — others took noted that one team's hat that appeared to bear Spanish slang for women's breasts.

The special-issue hats, featuring the team's wordmark in the background and primary logo in the front, have been the subject of online ridicule this week