C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

Until this year's All-Star Game, Major League Baseball outfitted players in their regular uniforms, including hats. This year, though, players at the game in Minneapolis wore specially designed two-toned hats to mimic the Twins' batting helmets from the 60s and 70s.

With the unveiling for next year's All-Star Game in Cincinnati, there was some speculation by some, including ESPN's Paul Lukas of the Uni Watch Blog, that next year's hats could be the pillbox style hat sported by the Mr. Redlegs mascot that is prominent on the All-Star logo.

Several teams, including the Reds, wore a pillbox style occasionally during the 1976 season to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National League.

So we took this one step further, picturing what every hat could look like if done in the pillbox style for next year's All-Star Game, including the patch of the logo for the game. Our talented designer Mike Nyerges whipped these concepts up for fun.