Cardinals fans have been asking for this one for a long time, and now they’re getting it: St. Louis is bringing back navy caps as its primary road cap starting this weekend.
The team made the announcement after recently surveying fans about its uniforms, and the feedback made the preference pretty clear. Cardinals supporters wanted the navy look back in the regular road mix, and the club is giving it to them.
“The Best Fans in Baseball have spoken!
Starting this weekend, we will be returning to navy caps as our primary road cap! pic.twitter.com/TGrNII12YE
- St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 11, 2026”
In recent seasons, the Cardinals had mostly limited the navy cap to road series against teams with red as their primary color, including the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. Even then, the club occasionally went with red caps instead.
That won’t disappear entirely. St.
Louis will still wear red caps on the road in some spots, including when it wears its Victory Blues on Saturdays, and the team hasn’t closed the door on using them on other days, either. But navy being the default road cap is the change many fans wanted to see.
The move also fits into a broader effort from the organization to show it is paying attention. Owner Bill DeWitt Jr., CEO Bill DeWitt III, president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, and president of business operations Anuk Karunaratne have all been open about wanting to reconnect with the fanbase and build something people want to come out for.
This is a small tweak on the surface, but it lands as a sign that the Cardinals are listening. For some fans, uniform choices matter a lot; for others, not much at all. Still, after years of frustration and apathy from parts of the fanbase, this is the kind of gesture that can help rebuild a little trust.
The survey went beyond just the road caps, too. Fans were also asked to rank the Cardinals’ uniform sets, weigh in on whether Victory Blue should be worn at home more often, and share their thoughts on the City Connect look.
St. Louis is due for an update there soon, and the club used the survey to gauge whether fans want the current City Connect design back or want the team to go in a new direction.
In the end, though, the biggest answer for bringing fans back is still the simplest one: winning baseball. Even so, moves like this show an organization trying to meet supporters halfway, and that matters.
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