{"id":1237,"date":"2026-06-18T23:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:41:23","slug":"yorks-minor-league-team-forfeits-game-over-pride-night-jerseys-but-celebrates-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"York\u2019s minor league team forfeits game over Pride Night jerseys, but celebrates anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There won\u2019t be a Pride Night baseball game in York, Pa., but there was still a Pride Night at the ballpark. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1235\">Man charged with threatening staff and disrupting office of Bucks County state legislator<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Hours before the minor league York Revolution\u2019s annual Pride Night game was slated to take place Thursday night, the team announced it was forfeiting to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The decision stemmed from a dispute among several Revolution players who refused to wear the team\u2019s special Pride edition jerseys, according to team officials. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe club decided that hosting the event is more important than forcing players to wear jerseys they are not comfortable with and playing the game,\u201d The Revolution said in a statement. The statement added that the event would pivot into a Pride Night celebration \u201cout of respect for the Pride Community and the York community as a whole.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The team said it\u2019s treating the game as a rainout and ticketholders can redeem their tickets for another game of their choice this season. York plays in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent partner league of Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s game would have marked the York Revolution\u2019s 11th Pride Night. As part of the celebratory game, the team would wear white jerseys with rainbow sleeves and side panels, nodding to the Pride flag and \u201cPride\u201d written in script on the back.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to NBC, the forfeit rose from \u201cless than nine players\u201d \u2014 the minimum number needed to fill a lineup card \u2014 on the 28-man roster being willing to play wearing Thursday\u2019s Pride uniforms. The standoff led to an \u201cunprecedented team meeting\u201d where Revolution president and GM Ben Shipley told NBC he was unable to talk players into wearing the uniforms. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1233\">Israel, stunned by Trump\u2019s Iran deal, sees it as a \u2018catastrophic capitulation\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed that we\u2019re at this point and I recognize the players\u2019 plight and their unwillingness to cross their line. I also think tolerance is not acceptance,\u201d Shipley said. \u201cI was just asking for tolerance from the team and they were unwilling to navigate that with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In its statement, The Revolution added that the players\u2019 action \u201cis completely inconsistent with our vision as the Most Welcoming Place in York.\u201d The team announced it would make a $10,000 donation to its local LGBTQ+ center, the Rainbow Rose Center, as a \u201csmall token of our regret\u201d and show of continued support. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>York, about an hour-and-a-half outside of Philadelphia, has a historic Republican stronghold. In 2016, it gave President Donald Trump his biggest county-level win margin in Pennsylvania. There is a limited but growing LGBTQ+ scene. The first York County Pride celebration took place in 2022. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Human Rights Campaign, which releases Municipal Equality Index scores nationwide on cities\u2019 LGBTQ+ support, does not have a score for York. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Revolution teammates\u2019 refusal to wear Pride jerseys comes at a time when across the country, rights and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community remain a polarizing issue. More than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced this year according to the ACLU, centering around topics including gender affirmation, sports participation bans, drag show bans, and overall LGBTQ+ erasure.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to the minor league team, while Thursday wouldn\u2019t have a game, attendees could still take tours of WellSpan Park, enjoy music, batting practice, and other activities. The now 32 unworn Pride jerseys were also listed on the team\u2019s site Thursday night for auction with proceeds benefiting the Rainbow Rose Center. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1231\">MLB eliminating clock for All-Star Home Run Derby as event switches to Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The York Revolution Minor League baseball team forfeited its Thursday night game over a dispute centering around Pride Night jerseys. 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