NOVELTY BASEBALL CAPS

Another version of the baseball cap is a plastic mesh cap with a foam front imprinted with a company logo. This style is sometimes called a trucker cap or a "gimme cap" because it is given away for free as an advertising pitch.

Wearing baseball caps with the peak facing in a certain direction may denote membership in a gang. For this reason, some public schools ban caps. The idea of wearing them backwards is commonly attributed to catchers in baseball, as when they began using face masks, they had to turn it around to fit the mask on. It can also be found in professional tennis.

Another profession associated with the wearing of a ball cap backwards is that of a photographer, notably paparazzi - for the reason that an SLR camera cannot be held vertically to the eye whilst wearing a ball cap with the peak forwards.

Baseball caps are a statement you make to the world, about your team affiliation, about your hobbies, or about your style. There are hundreds of variations of caps on the market from which to choose.

The original feed store caps bore company logos on the front foam section of the cap, either printed or as a patch sewn on. These companies typically had a rural clientele – such as the local feed store or John Deere tractors. Trucker-style hats can now be found with other pictures, logos, flags, camouflage, or humorous sayings on the front.