The Rays had a black hat featuring a logo from their early history.
The Cincinnati Reds sported a noticeable uniform tweak against the Tampa Bay Rays, but the Rays' uniforms were altered slightly, too. In fact, every MLB team featured a tweak above the shoulders.
In honor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction festivities taking place in Cooperstown, New York, each MLB team wore a retro-style hat with a Hall of Fame patch on the side. For Cincinnati and Tampa Bay, they donned their hats on July 26.
The Reds' hat was blue with a red wishbone "C" intended to call upon Reds uniforms from 1947-54, according to multiple reports.
The Rays wore a black hat that contrasted against the navy uniform tops they wore on Saturday. The front of the cap featured Tampa's original "TB" logo from their 1998 expansion season.
There was some social media discussion across the MLB community about which hats "worked" and fit with the uniforms they accompanied.
Cincinnati's Dave Parker, who died after he learned of his induction, will be among those inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on July 27.
Also in the class will be outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia, reliever Billy Wagner and deceased Dick Allen all will be inducted July 27,
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here's why the Reds wore blue hats against the Tampa Bay Rays
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