Some baseball fans are getting big bucks online for MLB hats with rather provocative design flaws. Here's what happened.

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What began as an attempt by the New York-based company to come up with a new MLB hat design has turned into novelty items worth upwards of $1,000 in the online marketplace. The recently released ...