York Revolution cancels Pride Night game after minor league players refuse to wear rainbows

Minor league baseball’s York Revolution declined to play its Pride Night game in Pennsylvania and opted to forfeit after players refused to wear rainbow uniforms.

Minor league baseball’s York Revolution in Pennsylvania declined to play its Pride Night game Thursday after players refused to wear uniforms that featured a rainbow design, team officials said.

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The Revolution’s game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs was to have marked the team’s 11th annual Pride Night, but players refused to don special jerseys that had rainbow sleeves.

Thursday night’s game will go down as a forfeit, the Revolution said.