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Blue Jays to Wear Retro White-Panel Caps for ALDS Game 3 in New York

Suggested by reliever Jeff Hoffman, the 1992-style look has become a clubhouse ritual during Toronto’s 2-0 start to the series.

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Overview

  • Manager John Schneider signaled the plan by arriving in New York wearing the throwback cap and saying he “didn’t pack another hat.”
  • Toronto is 5-0 in the white-panel caps over the past two weeks, a run that included clinching the AL East on a tiebreaker after winning out on the final weekend.
  • The switch followed a Sept. 24 loss when Hoffman asked for the 1992 look, and clubhouse operations director Scott Blinn located the caps in a Rogers Centre storage room.
  • The Blue Jays kept the hats for ALDS Games 1 and 2, beating the Yankees 10-1 and 13-7 to take a 2-0 lead.
  • Players frame the hats as a confidence boost rather than a cause of results, with George Springer downplaying superstition and team advisor Pat Hentgen endorsing the retro look.