Angels News: Halos Fans React to New Home Run Hat

Angels superstars played a heavy role in the selection of the hat.

Your Los Angeles Angels are finally playing, and winning, some home games in 2023 so you know that meant a brand-new home run hat had to be introduced to the squad.

Fans from last season will probably remember that whenever one of their players sent a ball deep into the stands or out of the park, they were greeted with a cowboy hat at home plate. That hat held a lot of history within the franchise as Tim Salmon, former Angels outfielder, used to always have a cowboy hat with him during their 2002 World Series path that former team owner Gene Autry gave to him.

A big day for the cowboy hat and it’s only the 5th inning 🤠 pic.twitter.com/5PrSSFL9A2

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 29, 2022

However, it's 2023 now and it looks like Shohei Ohtani was the man they wanted to highlight with their new home run accessory. He helped the team during the process of choosing exactly which hat to ride with and this one highlights Ohtani's history.

It is a Japanese Samurai helmet and much more noticeable than the cowboy hat from last season. Take a look for yourself as Mike Trout was the first one to get the pleasure of dawning it.

NEW ANGELS HOME RUN HAT 🚨 pic.twitter.com/POR90L0eU7

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 8, 2023

Fans took to Twitter with some hilarious reactions.

Ohtani extension confirmed

— AK (@haloak5) April 8, 2023

@DevineGospel
I think it’s time we get our swag chain back, all these teams got something going on now

— Seabass (@dopeseabass) April 8, 2023

Trout sitting in the dugout after every at bat wondering why no one else can hit a homer pic.twitter.com/QJUTlqOdUQ

— Josh Pace (@joshpace95) April 8, 2023

LOVE IT. WHATEVER BRINGS THAT FANBASE TO LIFE IM IN FAVOR OF!!

— JIM 🫡 (@Dodgerjim2020) April 8, 2023