{"id":653826,"date":"2026-05-06T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653826\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:12:13","slug":"hello-kitty-mlb-drop-licensed-apparel-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653826\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Kitty, MLB drop licensed apparel collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-marketing-and-sponsorship \">MLB has partnered with Hello Kitty on a clothing collection set to \u201croll out in limited quantities throughout\u201d the 2026 season, with the first nine products dropping online Tuesday, according to Erin Lassner of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The collection will be \u201cavailable exclusively on Homage.com.\u201d The initial launch features the Dodgers,\u202fYankees and Cubs, with each club having a \u201cHello Kitty-clad tee available in three size ranges.\u201d Homage has yet to announce the other teams participating in this partnership, but the full collection is \u201cconfirmed to include 30 styles across adult and youth sizing.\u201d This MLB partnership joins \u201cdozens of unexpected brand collaborations with the beloved Sanrio character.\u201d Since 2011, the Dodgers have hosted an annual Hello Kitty Night, which, \u201cin recent years especially, has become a favorite amongst fans for its highly sought-after merchandise, exclusively available to those in attendance\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/shopping\/mlb-hello-kitty-dodgers-cubs-yankees-baseball-merch-collab-1236587427\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/shopping\/mlb-hello-kitty-dodgers-cubs-yankees-baseball-merch-collab-1236587427\/\">HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 5\/5<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-marketing-and-sponsorship \">MORE MERCH: In Cleveland, Ashley Palya noted sport merchandise brand FOCO \u201creleased a Hello Kitty collection\u201d with teams across the NBA, NFL and MLB, and products from the collection are \u201cselling out quick.\u201d For example, the Cavaliers Hello Kitty Bobblehead is \u201calready unavailable.\u201d The six-inch plush keychain \u201csells for $30 and depicts Hello Kitty dressed in a gameday-inspired outfit representing the Cavaliers.\u201d The officially licensed NBA product features \u201csuper-soft plush construction with embroidered facial details and a bow, plus an attached keyring with a fabric loop designed for attaching to keys, backpacks or purses\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/shopping\/2026\/05\/snag-hello-kitty-cavs-plush-keychain-as-playoff-games-begin-bobble-head-already-sold-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/shopping\/2026\/05\/snag-hello-kitty-cavs-plush-keychain-as-playoff-games-begin-bobble-head-already-sold-out.html\">Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 5\/5<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MLB has partnered with Hello Kitty on a clothing collection set to \u201croll out in limited quantities throughout\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,160092,591,85],"class_list":["post-653826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-merchandise-and-collectibles","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}