The Atlanta Braves have new hats for 2018 spring training
By John Le
For 2018, the Atlanta Braves will rock some new head gear, especially when on the road
Last spring training, the Atlanta Braves debuted a brand new cap design with a tomahawk across the center. This season, the Braves will wear the ‘Tomahawk’ caps for home games and a newly designed lowercase ‘a’ hat with red bill. Also, according to Grant McAuley, the Braves will wear them during the regular season as well.
The announcement came along with MLB unveiling new cap designs for the entire league on Monday.
Take a look at the #Braves spring training caps for 2018: pic.twitter.com/a9260sx1qZ
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) November 20, 2017
These will double as BP and alternate hats for the regular season as well.
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) November 20, 2017
And in case you were wondering, yes, they are available on MLB Shop now. So you can nab one just in time for the holiday season… which I’m pretty sure the marketing folks over at MLB had in mind.
The 2018 batting practice hats from @NewEraCap are looking 👌. pic.twitter.com/GxW4I9MRvs
— MLB (@MLB) November 20, 2017
The caps are part of New Era’s PROLIGHT 59FIFTY which are supposedly much lighter than previous ones, using ‘featherweight polyester material’. The matte finish look is visibly different from the Diamond Era material look in recent cap designs.
More from Tomahawk Take
- Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos’ views on the offseason so far
- Braves News: Dansby goes to the Cubs, prospect rankings, more
- The Paradox of Dansby Swanson
- Report: Dansby Swanson to sign seven year deal with Chicago Cubs
- Braves News: Braves add multiple new players, Max Fried extension?, more
The front logo will be a rubber badge instead of the traditional sewn/embroidered logos. Along with this, is a silicone printed New Era flag logo.
Some of the other teams that will debut new designs include the Philadelphia Phillies which will feature the Liberty Bell for their design while the Texas Rangers will have the state of Texas behind their traditional ‘T’.
The Braves design changes aren’t so drastic and the tomahawk design was around used last season but nonetheless still looks good.
There hasn’t been anything on jerseys so far but are expected to remain the same as last season.
Next: Ring The Bells: Lane Adams Popped The Question
Grab one now in time for the holidays and rock it when spring training comes around.