page_title: Baseball cap
section_title: Athletic use
hierarchical_section_title: Baseball cap / Athletic use
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context_page_description: A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
  The front of the cap typically displays a design or a logo. The cap may be "fitted" to the wearer's head or the back may have elastic, a plastic prong-in-a-hole, Velcro, a zipper, or a tri-glide slide so that it can be quickly adjusted to fit different wearers' heads. The baseball cap 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 and fashion accessory purposes.
context_section_description: Beginning with the 2014 season, MLB pitchers are permitted to wear a special reinforced cap to protect their heads from line drives.
  Athletes in other sports wear caps with their team's logo and colors as "sideline" caps; both types are also sold as authentic team merchandise in retail stores. Other caps may simply have a maker's logo, such as Reebok, Nike or Carhartt; these hats are often made of brushed cotton. Golfers tend to prefer the sports visor form which does not cover the head but keeps the sun out of their eyes; women also traditionally have worn visors casually but a trend in certain youth subcultures sees an increase in feminine use of full caps.
caption: In baseball, caps are worn backwards to accommodate for a face mask by some catchers and are worn under the mask of umpires.
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