Minor League Team Cancels Game After Players Refuse to Wear Pride-Themed Jerseys
The club will forfeit the game, hold a free Pride Night event and donate $10,000 to the Rainbow Rose Center.
- The York Revolution canceled its scheduled Thursday game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs after several players refused to wear the team's planned Pride Night jerseys.
- Club officials expressed "great disappointment" regarding the refusal, stating the decision conflicted with the organization's values, though they chose not to force players to wear uniforms they opposed.
- The Revolution will still hold the 11th Annual Pride Night as a free community event at WellSpan Park, while donating $10,000 to the Rainbow Rose Center to support LGBTQIA+ partners.
- Ticket holders for the canceled game may redeem their seats for any future 2026 regular-season home game, as the team expects to return to the field on Friday, June 19.
- This incident follows a recent protest by MLB San Francisco Giants players, who wrote Bible references on hats to oppose their team's Pride Night celebration, prompting a league warning.
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Minor league team forfeits game after players refuse to wear Pride jerseys
A minor league team in the independent Atlantic League announced it will forfeit its Thursday game after several of its players refused to wear jerseys commemorating the club's Pride Night.
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The York Revolution forfeited its annual Pride Night game after several players refused to wear rainbow jerseys. The team will still host Pride festivities and donate $10,000 to an LGBTQ+ center.
Pride night canceled after minor league baseball players refuse to wear rainbow jerseys
A minor league baseball team chose to forfeit a game on Thursday night rather than require its players to wear Pride Night uniforms. The York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced that its scheduled game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs would be forfeited after multiple players refused to wear the team’s Pride Night jerseys. The team released a statement on June 17 confirming the decision, saying it chose t…
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Rocky Mountain OutlookMinor league team forfeits Pride Night game after some players refuse to wear special jersey
YORK, Pa. (AP) — An independent minor league baseball team says it is forfeiting a game because some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey.
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