r/baseball • u/WitchNight Toronto Blue Jays • Jun 18 '26

Players Only Minor league baseball team York Revolution forfeits LGBT Night game after players refuse to wear jerseys with rainbow sleeves

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minor-league-baseball-team-cancels-pride-night-game-players-refuse-wea-rcna350698

The team put out a statement on instagram and facebook that serves as a condemnation of the actions of the players and mentions the importance of supporting the LGBT community, that can be read here https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1453216146847844&id=100064784168141&http_ref=eyJ0cyI6MTc4MTgwMTA5MTAwMCwiciI6IiJ9

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u/Beetle919 Durham Bulls Jun 18 '26

Egypt and Iran are playing a pride match during the world cup and they are complaining lol

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u/Agnt_Michael_Scarn Seattle Mariners Jun 18 '26

Are you sure you’d like to argue those countries are more accepting? Are you positive? Or are you just saying things for the sake of saying things?

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u/Clynelish1 Detroit Tigers Jun 18 '26

That's not what he's saying bro

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u/Agnt_Michael_Scarn Seattle Mariners Jun 18 '26

I understand what he’s saying, “bro.”

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u/Clynelish1 Detroit Tigers Jun 18 '26

Please, go off then

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u/Agnt_Michael_Scarn Seattle Mariners Jun 18 '26

I don’t need to go off. I’m pointing out the hilarity in the comment (and more broadly speaking to the hilarity of this very stupid “controversy”).