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MLB Fans All Had the Same Joke About the Hat Tom Hanks's Son Wore to Dodgers Game

Tom Dierberger

Colin Hanks watches the Dodgers-Tigers game alongside his dad, Tom.
Colin Hanks watches the Dodgers-Tigers game alongside his dad, Tom. / ESPN
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Colin Hanks, the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks, showed up to Dodger Stadium on Thursday night rocking a hat that the MLB world thoroughly enjoyed.

Sitting next to his dad in a suite, Colin Hanks donned a generic black hat with an MLB logo on it—similar to one that umpires wear on the field. His hat caught the eyes of baseball fans as the ESPN cameras panned over to the Hanks suite throughout the game.

And yes, all MLB fans had the same joke: Hanks's hat had the same vibes as the one time actor Rob Lowe wore an NFL logo hat to a game in January 2020.

Unlike Lowe during the game that birthed the infamous NFL hat meme, Colin Hanks did have a good reason for rocking the hat on Thursday night—he's a big fan of the rival San Francisco Giants. So, of course he wouldn't be repping the Dodgers blue. Hanks also was a producer on the documentary Say Hey, Willie Mays! in 2022.

Lowe actually was at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night too, as he was shown several times on the ESPN broadcast wearing a Dodgers hat.

Lowe's Dodgers went on to beat the Tigers 5–4 to start the season 3–0. But Hanks's Giants also celebrated Opening Day with a win, topping the Cincinnati Reds 6–4.

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Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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