{"id":864145,"date":"2026-08-22T08:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864145\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T08:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:02:23","slug":"whats-that-patch-on-mlb-caps-this-weekend-players-weekend-is-back-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864145\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s That Patch on MLB Caps This Weekend? Players&#8217; Weekend is Back for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/players-weekend-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101416\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have spotted a new patch on the side of baseball caps throughout MLB this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>From August 21 through 23, Major League Baseball is recognizing MLB Players\u2019 Weekend, which (among other things) involves all players, coaches, and managers across the league wearing the Players\u2019 Weekend logo patch on the side of their caps. This is the sixth time the league has celebrated Players\u2019 Weekend, though how they\u2019ve done so has changed quite a bit from year to year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SHOP: <a href=\"https:\/\/fanatics.93n6tx.net\/k4Pa5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get your 2026 MLB Players\u2019 Weekend patched caps right here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from that cap patch, teams are in their usual uniforms, as they have been since the event returned in 2024, which is a far cry from the original 2017-2019 version of Players\u2019 Weekend, which gave us <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sportslogos.net\/2018\/08\/09\/mlb-unveils-uniforms-for-2018-players-weekend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">colourful Little League-style pullover uniforms with player nicknames on the back<\/a> (remember Shane Bieber wearing \u201cNOT JUSTIN\u201d on his jersey?) and then, in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sportslogos.net\/2019\/08\/06\/black-and-white-uniforms-across-mlb-for-players-weekend-2019\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">head-to-toe monochromatic black or white uniforms<\/a>. When the event returned in 2024, the special uniforms were gone and replaced with colourful player numbers on the side of each cap; what we\u2019re seeing here in 2026 is by far the tamest of the Players\u2019 Weekend uniforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fanatics.93n6tx.net\/k4Pa5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-mlb-players-weekend-caps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101412\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One on-field element that\u2019s being carried over is custom player equipment. For 2026, a record number of players (more than 400 of them) will use custom bat designs for the weekend, honouring hometowns\/countries, family members, alma maters, nicknames, and charitable causes. Players also have the option to wear custom cleats, and as part of the league\u2019s \u201cEl B\u00e9isbol es Otra Cosa\u201d Latino cultural platform, custom batting gloves are being worn under the \u201cFlow Mayor\u201d banner.<\/p>\n<p>Once the weekend wraps up, players can auction their custom bats and cleats off through MLB Auctions with proceeds going to charities of their choice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"101418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821GS_IMGL2028.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101418\"  \/>    Photo by Geoff Stellfox\/MLB Photos via Getty Images<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"101419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821AP_48227222-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101419\"  \/>    Photo by Alyssa Piazza\/MLB Photos via Getty Images<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"101420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821AP_48233079-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101420\"  \/>    Photo by Alyssa Piazza\/MLB Photos via Getty Images<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"101421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-Abreu_Photo-1000x1250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101421\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"101422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821TH_48228118-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101422\"  \/>Photo by Trevor Hayes\/MLB Photos via Getty Images<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"101423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821CK_48229346.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101423\"  \/>Photo by Courtney Kramer\/MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>MLB Network will air a Players\u2019 Weekend Special on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. The eight national broadcasts throughout the weekend (Apple TV, FOX, FS1, FOX One, NBC, Peacock, and ESPN) will also be highlighting player stories.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mlb-players-weekend-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101411\" style=\"width:630px;height:auto\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Players-Weekend-Jerseys.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32025\"  \/>MLB Players\u2019 Weekend in 2017 and 2018 gave us colourful pullover uniforms. It\u2019s been regular unis since 2024.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2019-players-weekend-uniforms-los-angeles-dodgers-new-york-yankees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41644\"  \/>In 2019, every team either wore all-white or all-black uniforms for Players\u2019 Weekend<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SHOP: <a href=\"https:\/\/fanatics.93n6tx.net\/k4Pa5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get your 2026 MLB Players\u2019 Weekend patched caps right here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You may have spotted a new patch on the side of baseball caps throughout MLB this weekend. 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