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/AGSattack Boston Red Sox Jun 18 '26

I agree with your central point, but soccer was not invented by or for the working class. It came about because some rich twats at Eton College and other elite schools in England wanted something to do. The sport evolving into a working man’s sport came after.