New Era's MLB Team Issued Caps: Inconsistency is The Only Consistency
After buying multiple team issued MLB on-field caps over the last few seasons, I have determined that there are multiple types of caps that New Era is producing at their Florida facility and sending out to the MLB teams. Below is the list of types that I've encountered from New Era's assembly plant in the Miami, Florida area that opened in 2019. Size measurement band guide: Size measurement bands can be found between the crown and the back of the sweatband. A perforated band with brown ink is what New Era uses for all overseas-made caps. US-made caps with this band have had their crowns, embroidery/decoration, and visor cut and sewn overseas. MLB allows New Era to sew together the crown, visor, and sweatband at their Florida plant and call it "Made in USA." A solid white band with blue ink is for caps that have at least some degree of cutting and sewing domestically. New Era has used this size measurement band since 2006. The Usual This type cap is made exactly like t...