Flashback Friday: Joe Carter’s Misspelled Jersey

Typos happen all the time. Especially with the advent of the internet, spelling mistakes are incredibly common. However, the magnitude of typos range from minor errors to big, unfortunate gaffes … which occasionally lead to comical moments like these.

For this Flashback Friday, we look back at Joe Carter’s infamous misspelled jersey. The game was July 14, 1994, against the Texas Rangers.

According to reports, it took a full six innings before anybody noticed that the “T” and “N” got mixed up and the Blue Jays outfielder changed into the proper jersey. Instead of Carter being a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, he was a member of the “Torotno” Blue Jays.

For more than half the game, Joe Carter was a member of the “Torotno Blue Jays”. If you think about it, it’s an easy mistake to make. Apparently, the manufacturer, Wilson, is the one who stitched Carter’s jersey incorrectly.

Typically, he would’ve worn his usual road uniform, but the one he wore to Pittsburgh a few days prior still had the 1994 All-Star Game patch on the arm. By the time Carter got dressed for the game against the Rangers, it was too late to make a change.

Images courtesy of SI, Reddit and 44th and Goal