1837ish: The New York Knickerbockers baseball club, seen here wearing some decidedly un-sporty straw hats. Sure, they look more like a barbershop quartet than a bunch of athletes. But they also look ...

Major League Baseball faced a shutdown during World War II. Rosters were filled with old veterans and teenagers just to keep games alive. Naturally, the level of play declined. In ...

Palatine resident Mark Lackinger has been named the 2018 Lids Ultimate Hat Collector in recognition of his massive baseball cap collection that was started more than a decade ago.

Schluterman found some $1 beer mug hats, bought a bunch of them, and distributed them to fans at the games to wear when the bases were loaded. The tradition continued during the 2021 NCAA ...

If baseball is America’s national pastime, then baseball hats are the country’s unofficial uniform. We buy more than 400 million a year, according to a 2024 market-research report.

A reader reflects on the proliferation of baseball caps in men’s fashion. Our critic offers an explanation. By Vanessa Friedman It is true, the baseball cap has become such a ubiquitous item of ...

There is, however, a middle ground. “My advice,” said Stephen Jones, the British hat maestro, “would be to try a bucket hat. These have the informality of a baseball cap but the structure of ...

The Tennessee baseball team uses a pink 'Daddy' hat to celebrate home runs. Here's why. KCS through the decades: See the 'groovy' photos of the 1970s!