A memorial for the now-legendary New Era Local Market caps, gone too soon – The Athletic

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Once in a while, the internet gives the world a gift: Something too brilliant to stay alive in this universe. These things usually happen on Twitter, where you can become that day’s main character with less than a moment’s notice, and can delete your tweet — or your account — just as fast (though the screenshots will always live on).

On Tuesday, we were given another fleeting gift: the New Era “Local Market” line. MLB caps were littered with (occasionally questionable) area codes and apparent clip art meant to represent the team’s fan base, some a bit more accurately than others. By mid-afternoon, the entirety of baseball Twitter was having