Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Have you seen some stuff about a Texas Rangers hat from New Era that's caused a bit of a stir?

New Era is infamous for its edgy if sometimes oblivious designs. Last year, the league pulled down an A's hat that appeared to spell "ASS." I, for one, will never take it for granted that I got to ...

Less than a year ago, New Era released the hat above, offering a similarly vulgar word in plain English. How is it possible that a company makes such a mistake once, and less than a calendar year ...

MLB merch makers didn’t stay abreast of a big design flaw on the new Texas Rangers hat. A line of caps from New Era featured ...

New Era released its special new hats for every MLB team and while they aren't the best looking ones you'll ever see, one team's hat had to be pulled from stores because it looked way to much like ...

At least, the "PhiPies" is somehow what New Era calls the reigning National League East-champion Philadelphia Phillies on its newest alternate hat design for the 2025 Major League Baseball season.