For better or worse, when you slather something in the red, white, and blue in 2022, it’s going to invoke some very specific imagery. That’s certainly the case for a lot of baseball fans when they look at Major League Baseball’s 2022 4th of July caps.
Major League Baseball recently announced the cap collection. All MLB teams will wear the caps from July 1 to 4, though we wouldn’t hold it against the Toronto Blue Jays if they decided not to.
2022 marks the 15th year of MLB’s “Stars & Stripes” hats being worn on and around Independence Day Weekend.
In recent years, there’s been a strong correlation made between people who wear clothing adorned with the U.S. flag and those involved in situations such as the January 6 insurrection or believers in The Big Lie, which would seem ironic if not for being so disturbing. Still, that didn’t stop baseball fans and others from cracking very similar jokes about the type of person most likely to wear one of these red, white, and blue-streaked hats.
These look like caps that you’d wear to storm the Capitol building. https://t.co/HI1pywQBqr
— Tao of Stieb (@TaoofStieb) June 20, 2022
these caps want to see audits in arizona and pennsylvania https://t.co/IOnIx5kuoS
— muatt'dib (@mattsbetweetin) June 20, 2022
And of course, the fact that there’s a Toronto Blue Jay’s cap celebrating the United States of America was not lost on people.
We’re guessing we won’t see too many MLB teams wearing Canada Day caps on July 1, though.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.