Don’t be surprised if the Toronto Blue Jays have a retro look when they take the field at Yankee Stadium.
The Blue Jays have worn a white-panelled cap, a throwback look based on the hats the 1992 World Series champions wore, in critical games this season. Toronto could complete a sweep New York on Tuesday in Game 3 of the best-of-five American League Division Series.
“I didn’t pack another hat,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said with a smile on Monday when asked if he believed the caps were good luck.
The ball caps were standard for Toronto when it beat the Atlanta Braves in six games to win its first World Series championship in 1992. The next season they were replaced by all-blue caps when the Blue Jays successfully defended their title.
Toronto has gone through several uniform c