A controversial Texas Rangers hat featuring an unintentional Spanish vulgarity has been pulled amid backlash.
The hat, which was part of New Era’s Overlap 5950 collection and sold by Fanatics, featured the Rangers’ signature block “T” over the “x” in the word “Texas,” which is a Spanish slang word for breasts and has since been taken off the website, the Dallas Morning News reports. Several X users shared jokes when the hat was initially displayed online.
“Guy who loves the Texas Rangers and big melons: if only I could find a hat that combines my passions,” X user @rachelmillman wrote.
“I can’t wait for people to do a double take when they see someone walking around with a Rangers ‘T**as’ hat. Everything’s bigger in Texas, right?” X user @StatsBrad wrote.
The Astros weren’t the only team that appeared to have something resembling a vulgarity in the new collection as the Los Angeles Angels had “Anaels” and the Houston Astros had a “Ashos” on their hats.
A similar controversy took place last year when the Oakland Athletics‘ white signature “A’s” logo was placed over a green one, which appeared to have the additional green “s” following “A’s.” Fanatics also faced scrutiny last year for its revamped MLB jerseys, which included see-through pants that several players complained about.
“I know everyone hates them,” said Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner via the Associated Press. “We all liked what we had. We understand business, but I think everyone wanted to keep it the same way, for the most part, with some tweaks here or there.”
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