It was, well... something you don't see everyday. But, during Friday's game at Nationals Park against the Marlins, Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn had jerseys that read: NATINALS -- the "O" missing from the front of both of them.

This was not some Photoshop escapade, as apparently some have tried to argue (here's a shoutout to 'Duk at Big League Stew who has been apparently dealing with this).

Today, Majestic Athletic, who is licensed by Major League Baseball and currently holds on-field uniform rights for all 30 Major League Baseball Clubs, issued the following apology through company president, Jim Pisani:

“All of us at Majestic Athletic want to apologize to both the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for accidentally omitting the ‘O’ in two Nationals jerseys last week.  We take 100 percent responsibility for this event and we regret any embarrassment for the Nationals organization, players and fans.  

“Outfitting all 30 teams and 750 players is a duty we take very seriously.  Majestic has been trusted on-field for over 25 years.  Based on our history, clubhouse managers expect that every new uniform from Majestic is perfect.  For the Nationals, this time we did not meet this standard.”

One thing is certain: the jerseys will probably fetch a fair sum through auction, should MLB and the Natinals... I mean, Nationals, choose to do so.

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written by Greg, April 21, 2009

What's the over/under on the number of articles written that make a joke about "no O"?

Signed, an Oregon _uck fan

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written by Nuronz, April 21, 2009

According to Google, about 1,050,000.

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written by drjohnnyfever, April 21, 2009

In 1994, Joe Carter took the field at the teams's first road game wearing a TORNOTO jersey. I don't recall the announcers on TV noticing it...

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written by Izak, April 22, 2009

The blue jays away jersey definately said Toronto on it. The home jersey said blue jays. I hope you feel stupid.

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written by stupid, April 23, 2009

I DEFINATELY feel stupid, sorry

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written by Fanfaron, April 23, 2009

Majestic Athletic only embara*sed themselves... NOT the Nationals. Unfortunately, spelling and grammar have gone by the wayside... along with common sense (replaced by "uncommon sense"). Mispellings are no longer the exception, but the norm... you see this even on national t.v. news.

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written by Kelly, April 24, 2009

You misspelled "misspellings."

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written by Bob2, January 21, 2011

i can see the Majestic error (the sewing equivalent of a typo), but what dim bulb at the baseball franchise didn't catch it? i find it hard to believe the uniforms are delivered moments before the players are to wear them.

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written by worker, December 10, 2011

because those jerseys are all made by people that dont speak any god efin english! i know because ive worked there for almost 5 years. the quality check department is a efing joke too. it got through the QC department sewing and heat press vynal departments and nobody noticed it? ya i call half a*s job on that one. and some people say those foriners that make the shirts get paied minimum wage to do all that cause its cheaper for the company. but truth be told they get paied more then all of the americans on the other side of the building besides maybe just maybe 2 and they still f up this bad. and the reason this is messed up is because the logos are sopposed to be sewed on but the orders arent getting dona fast enough do they just heat press it on and if you dont set it right this happens. and since they are rushing they dont double check the shirts like they should

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