What's on the Spring Training hats? Why MLB team logos have a plant next to them in new design

Major League Baseball's Spring Training hats have taken on a new look for 2026.

From the New York Yankees, New York Mets and the rest of the Grapefruit League to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners and the rest of the Cactus League, everyone has a fresh design for the logo on the front of their hat.

From afar, it's kind of hard to tell what it is, but it's clearly some fresh coloring next to each team's traditional logo.

We've got details on the new hats.

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What's on the Spring Training hats?

Every one of those new MLB Spring Training hats has a plant depicted on the front.

The type of plant depends on the location of the team.

Any club playing in the Grapefruit League (Florida-based) has a grapefruit embroidered along with their logo.

Any ballclub in Arizona in the Cactus League has a blooming cactus aligned with their logo on the front of their cap.

Each hat also has a landscape depicted on the side of the hat.

For those in Arizona, that side-of-cap landscape has desert vibes, while it's a sunny Florida beach in the little logo on the side of the Grapefruit League teams' hats.

Frankly, it's an awesome, fresh look that allows each team to have a hat that is clearly just the one they wear in Spring Training.

Fans will definitely seek these out to get one of their own, because there's no telling if this will remain the standard for future seasons.

At least for 2026, though, a plant joins each hat logo, and it turned out pretty great.

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