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A new, official Blue Jays hat featuring mysterious goop dripping from the bird logo’s beak has completely sold out after being roundly mocked online.
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A bizarre new Toronto Blue Jays hat that featured mysterious goop dripping from the bird logo’s beak has sold out on the official MLB store, days after being roundly mocked online.
The officially licensed cap made its debut on the online store at the end of last week, priced at $64.99. By Wednesday, the item was completely sold out.
The hat was described as a “Blue Raspberry Ice Cream Drip Snapback,” seemingly identifying the mysterious liquid leaking from the logo’s beak. But users on social media had their own interpretations for the suggestive liquid.
Although the majority took to making lewd jokes, others poked fun at the designers or wondered what ice cream had to do with the Blue Jays. “No matter what the Nationals do this season, it won’t be as embarrassing as this hat,” one user wrote on Twitter.
Coloured red, white and blue, the hat also comes adorned with a patch from 2017 celebrating the team’s 40th season since being established in 1977.
According to MLB’s website, the cap was the most popular item selling in the hats category. Although some have praised the item for its looks, not entirely without irony, we’d wager most aren’t buying the hat for its esthetics.
Even satire news site The Toronto Harold got in on the ribbing, posting to Instagram: “We tried writing jokes about this new Blue Jays hat but Instagram kept taking them down.”
“Not to be confused with the Swallows,” one commenter replied. Another paid homage to the late, great Blue Jays mascot by writing: “In loving memory of BJ Birdy.”
MLB has not responded to the Star’s requests for comment by time of publication.
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