Fitted Hats

59Fifty and Major League Baseball

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The 59fifty is the official on-field cap for every major and minor league baseball team. In recent years, the 59Fifty caps were made of 100% wool and included a gray under-visor and white sweatband (green under-visor and leather sweatbands were more common in the 1980s and before). In 2007, New Era changed the design of their on-field 59Fifty hats significantly. The hats are now made of 100% "performance polyester". Replacing the gray under-visor is a new black colored under-visor, which was made to help reduce glare. The sweatbands have been changed from white to black, in order to make sweat stains less evident. The visors are also said to have become sturdier and do not bend as easily as the older style.[citation needed]

In 1992, the MLB New Era 59Fifty caps featured an MLB logo on caps for the first time. At first they were on the side of the cap, but then were quickly moved to the back. The New York Yankees were among the last teams in 1993 to wear the 59Fifty caps with the green under-visor. They didn't switch to the gray under-visor until 1994, whereas most teams switched to the gray under-visor during the late 1980s