NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Fans hold signs during the game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on May 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
With the unveiling of the hats that will be worn for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game, fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are having a field day on social media with the design of the hat when it comes to the Houston Astros.
When New Era released the MLB All-Star Game hats, one thing was kept the same for all 30 clubs as each cap had a predominantly black theme with metallic gold often outlining or comprising the logo for each team. Additionally, a single star was put on each cap in a tip to the All-Star Game.
Well, the single star was immediately latched onto by fans of the Yankees and Dodgers, both fan bases who believe the 2017 World Series title earned by the Houston Astros should have an asterisk next to it after the Astros became embroiled in a cheating scandal that lasted during the regular season and postseason. Yes, that single star on the cap suddenly became an asterisk in the minds of many Dodgers and Yankees supporters, something they celebrated on social media with several pokes at Houston, a shared rival by both teams after beating the Yankees in the 2017 ALCS and the Dodgers in that year’s World Series.
You can see the design below, as well as one of the many comments that made the connection between the asterisk and the Astros.
finally getting houston asterisks hats
— jake slauer (@jakeslauer) June 27, 2022
The 2017 postseason and what the Astros did and did not do has been dissected many times (including in this New York Times article). The article also has quotes from Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge, showing both the Dodgers and Yankees feel cheating changed the course of the postseason.
While this fall will mark five years since Houston’s 2017 World Series run, this year’s All-Star Game hats are another reminder that fans in New York and Los Angeles are more than happy to bring up an asterisk in reference to the Astros any chance they can.
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