A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill[1] projecting in front.[2]
The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of relevant companies, when used as a commercial marketing technique). The hat may be "fitted" to the wearer's head or the back may have elastic, a plastic prong-in-a-hole (multiple holes with one prong that can be inserted), Velcro, a zipper, or a tri-glide slide so that it can be quickly adjusted to fit different wearers' heads. The baseball hat is a part of the traditional baseball uniform worn by players, with the brim pointing forward to shield the eyes from the sun. Since the 1980s, varieties of the hat have become prevalent in the United States and many other nations, both for utilitarian (protecting the eyes from the sun) and fashion accessory purposes.[2]
- ^ "Definition of Bill by Merriam Webster". Merriam Webster. bill noun (1) definition 4. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ a b 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.