Happy Laundry Day! Hopefully you’ve got some OxiClean handy to remove those red wine and lipstick staines from Valentine’s Day.
The basis for today’s issue involves one very important question. “Are baseball caps laundry?” Let’s do a quick investigation.
The good ol’ Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines laundry as…
Okay, but are caps technically articles of clothing?
Alright and caps most certainly fall into the category of coverings. Right, Merriam-Webster?
Well, wait, hold up, but a baseball cap most definitely has a brim. Is it still a cap?
Alright, so…
a baseball cap is a cap (even though it has a brim)
a cap is a head covering
coverings are articles of clothing
if articles of clothing need to be or have recently been cleaned…they are laundry.
To be absolutely sure, let's see if baseball caps are even meant to be cleaned:
Crap. That's a "do not wash" symbol. So, if caps are clothing, but this cap isn't supposed to be washed, does that disqualify it from being laundry?
Well, here on Mets Laundry, we declare that all ball caps are laundry…because I’ve been drafting this issue (about a baseball cap) since Monday.
The particular baseball we’re talking about today is the 2025 Mets Spring Training cap.
Just ahead of pitchers and catchers reporting, New Era released this year’s collection of Spring Training hats. The styles ranged from “Hey man, that’s just your regular hat” to “That was certainly a…choice” to “Take my money right now!”.
Since this is Mets Laundry, we’ll focus on this absolutely joyous Mets cap.
The crown of the hat is orange with a royal blue brim and button. The underbrim is black. On one side of the crown, you’ll find the New Era insignia stitched in royal blue. On the opposite side is the 2025 Florida Grapefruit League patch. The main attraction of this masterpiece is the graphic on the front panel:
I don’t even know what to say beyond the fact that this is the perfect Spring Training hat. It’s goofy, it’s fun, and it reminds us that Spring and baseball and warmer weather are very near.
The details in this main patch are really awesome, especially the use of metallic threads in the sunglass lenses to add a reflective effect.
I’m absolutely not the first person to mention this and am taking zero credit for what I’m about to say, but the Mr. Met stitched on this hat is a legitimate caricature of Pete Alonso. It’s tough to claim that this Mr. Met was modeled after the Polar Bear, since these hats were likely designed months ago when the prospect of Pete returning to the team was uncertain. However, whether this was by design or by fate, it’s hilarious and I love it.
If you’re interested in adding this cap to your rotation, I would buy it when you see it. Certain sizes and silhouettes were out of stock before Spring Training even began. I assume there will be plenty of restocks between now and the beginning of the regular season, but if you like a particular style of hat or have trouble finding your normal size, I wouldn’t wait.
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