The New York Yankees have one of the more unusual merch store items for sale with Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.
The Yankees tried to take advantage of the Ohtani hype by offering split caps with the names of both Ohtani and Aaron Judge embroidered on them. If your first thought was that the hat sounds kind of bizarre, you’d be right.
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani split caps ahead of the Yankees-Dodgers showdown this weekend
Would you wear one of these? pic.twitter.com/z1lXK7ug3j
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2024
Several fans on X chimed in regarding the head-scratching piece of headgear. Some wondered who the target market was, while others felt the hats were flat-out ugly.
who in their right mind is buying this
— omsportsburner (@omsportsburner) June 7, 2024
Who were these made for
— Sofie (@sofieballgame) June 7, 2024
actually hideous
— Imagyn (@_imagyn) June 7, 2024
Others felt that anyone who actually buys the Yankees’ weird Ohtani-Judge cap either belongs in an insane asylum or in jail.
You would have to be an insane person to wear this hat pic.twitter.com/cKfsqITqHj
— Marty Mush (@martymush) June 7, 2024
This should be a felony.
— Cornman MLB (@CornLoxBB) June 7, 2024
Jail time for anybody who wears this
— BQ (@BrendanQ_1999) June 7, 2024
But at least a few fans respected the Yankees’ hustle. If additional cap income could help fund a long-term extension for Juan Soto, then it’s hard to throw shade at the move. Maybe a a Soto-Ohtani cap could be next?
Gotta pay for Soto somehow
— Phillies Baseball Talk (@FightinsTalk) June 7, 2024
Selling opposing team gear isn’t exactly the norm. But Ohtani’s immense superstardom is the furthest thing from normal too.
The Dodgers also don’t come to visit Yankee Stadium very often. Their last trip to the Bronx was all the way back in 2016.
