Today in incredibly arcane minutia: Are the Chicago Cubs finally ditching the tiny registered trademark symbol on their home jersey patch? While reading about the apparently terrible new uniforms MLB is planning to use for the 2024 season, I stumbled upon the existence and possible disappearance of this goofy little ®.

Apparently, the symbol was added in 1979, and has been there ever since. If the update seen at the bottom of the linked post is accurate, it was (at least originally) intentional. I look forward to confirmation of the disappearance of this needless little bit of clutter when the baseball season opens.