A group of minor league baseball players took a bold stand against a forced political statement this week, even at the cost of a potential win on the field. As NBC News reported, the York Revolution announced they were canceling today’s game after multiple players declined to wear jerseys with rainbow sleeves to celebrate Pride Night. The Revolution’s game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs would have marked the Pennsylvania team’s 11th Annual Pride Night. Instead, the game was forfeited. Revolution team officials released a statement bemoaning the move by its players and slamming them: Unfortunately, several of our players have refused to wear the scheduled Pride Night jersey, and the club decided that hosting the event is more important than forcing players to wear…
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