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Royals Twitter isn't sure what to think about New Era's 'Local Market' MLB hats

It's all anyone's talking about on Twitter in the middle of the afternoon.

I hope you're ready to see the Royals hats that I'm about to show you. They are, in a word, bold:

It's a lot. Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit that it is, objectively, a lot. There are a lot of patches, and numbers, and contrasting colors. There is a pig, and there is a saxophone, and there is the 1985 World Series patch. All right there on a baseball hat. It's a lot. It also, somewhat notably, omits the Royals' home area code. Certainly a choice! Can you guess how Twitter reacted? I bet you can guess how Twitter reacted:

In the team's defense, these were designed by New Era, so it's not really their fault. They were also great sports about it:

And also, the hats might already be gone forever?

We'll keep you updated on what looks to be the next big story of 2021.

It's all anyone's talking about on Twitter in the middle of the afternoon.