A Texas Rangers cap featuring an unfortunate design error has been pulled from the team’s official online store and Major League Baseball’s online marketplace after it was discovered that the design inadvertently spelled a Spanish vulgarity.
The cap, part of New Era’s Overlap 5950 collection, was intended to creatively merge elements of the Rangers’ traditional cap and jersey logos. The design featured the Rangers’ signature block “T” — typically seen on the team’s caps — superimposed over the middle “X” in the word “TEXAS,” which is prominently displayed on the team’s jerseys. Unfortunately, this mashup unintentionally resembled a Spanish slang word for women’s breasts.
While New Era’s Overlap 5950 collection includes several similar designs featuring team nicknames or geographic identifiers, the Rangers cap stood out due to the unintended vulgarity. Other caps in the collection included creative yet harmless design quirks, but the Rangers cap was the only one reportedly removed from stores.
The cap briefly appeared for sale on the Rangers’ official online store, which is operated by Fanatics, before being taken down. Neither the Rangers nor MLB has issued an official statement regarding the incident, but the cap’s swift removal suggests the organizations were quick to address the oversight.
The Overlap 5950 collection was intended to offer fans unique designs blending iconic team logos, but this particular mix-up highlights the potential risks of logo experimentation — especially when cultural and linguistic nuances come into play.
