With Yankee hats coming in red, baby blue, green and every other color, you figure this sort of thing is happening anyway. Nonetheless, “official” gang symbols have made it onto New Era Yankee hats that are now being recalled…someone’s getting fired for this one.

The Yankee media relations department just released this statement:

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK YANKEES

RE: CONDEMNING GANG-RELATED NEW ERA APPAREL

The New York Yankees were completely unaware that caps with gang-related logos and colors had been manufactured with the New York Yankees logo on them. These caps were made under a licensing agreement between New Era and Major League Baseball and were not subject to the Yankees’ approval nor shown to the New York Yankees at any point prior to their retail distribution.

The New York Yankees oppose any garment that may be associated with gangs or gang-related activity. Upon learning of the existence of these caps this morning, the New York Yankees contacted Major League Baseball. We were notified by the Commissioner’s Office that steps had already been taken to recall the caps from all points of sale. The league ensured that no such product will be manufactured in the future.