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In 2009, Major League Baseball decided to take action and protect players from the increasing number of concussions and head injuries. [22] Rawlings came out with the S100 baseball helmet, named for its impact capabilities. It was able to withstand the impact of a baseball traveling at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) from 2 feet (0.6 m) away. [23]
Mr. Met is the official mascot for Major League Baseball's New York Mets.Mr. Met first appeared in 1963 as a cartoon drawing in programs. When the team moved to Shea Stadium the following year, he came to life in the form of a costumed mascot—he is believed to be the first Major League Baseball mascot to appear in human form.
P.S. Smith ("Peppermint Stick" Smith AKA Algernon Tidewater) is a silent, baseball helmet-wearing associate of Ebony. Always sucking on a peppermint stick and appearing to be 6–8 years of age, the wordless P.S. is capable of almost-superhuman feats (always played for comedic effect) and serves as Eisner's comic embodiment of anarchy and ...
As the MLB playoffs continues into the divisional round with the ALDS and NLDS, respectively, baseball fans are wondering why players' helmets are adorned on both sides with a large STRAUSS logo.
The helmet shell was black; the bill and the front of the crown were painted metallic blue, the area of which conformed to the surface contours of the helmet shell and faded gradually toward the back. The "NY" crest on the front of this helmet was black with a white outline and orange drop-shadow.
Todd Helton's exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame includes his 2001 Gold Glove Award, a jersey he wore during the 2007 World Series, his Tennessee football helmet and other items.
When Major League Baseball released a line of hats fashioned to resemble team mascots, a writer for Yahoo! Sports observed that the league had "wisely passed over fashioning Chief Wahoo into a polyester conversation piece". [48] Although Chief Wahoo was the logo for the Cleveland Indians, the official team mascot is a character named Slider.
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