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A Pennsylvania professional baseball team will forfeit a Thursday game scheduled to be the team’s Pride Night after players refused to wear LGBTQ-themed jerseys, the team announced.
The York Revolution of the Atlantic League, the same league in which Trevor Bauer currently plays, said the decision “was not made lightly” in announcing the forfeit to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Wednesday.
The team wasn’t afraid to throw its players under the bus in a fairly scathing statement, saying they were “deeply troubled and deeply disappointed by the decisions of these few players.”
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York Revolution starting pitcher Chris Vallimont delivers during the season opener against the Lancaster Stormers at WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania on April 21, 2026. (Dan Rainville/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“To be clear; this action by the players is completely at odds with our vision as the most welcoming place in York,” the team’s statement continued.
The jerseys, which would have been worn at the team’s 11th annual Pride Night, had rainbow sleeves.
The team announced that it would make a $10,000 donation to the Rainbow Rose Center “as a small token of our regret for the last-minute change of plans and support for our LGBTQIA+ representative partners…to support and advance their work to ensure that the York community is as inclusive as we strive to make WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania.”
Members of the 2025 Atlantic League Championship York Revolution receive their rings prior to the season opener against the Lancaster Stormers at WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania on April 21, 2026. (Dan Rainville/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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Despite no games being played, the Revolution will still hold a “free and fun celebration of recognition and inclusion” on Thursday and offer exchanges for any remaining home games in 2026, subject to availability.
The team did not immediately respond to an email asking who the players were, whether the players would speak to Pakinomist and whether there would be further punishment for the players.
The team is hosting a “Juneteenth Celebration” on Friday.
The Revolution have won the Atlantic League in each of the last two years and currently feature former MLB relief pitcher Joely Rodriguez.
The forfeiture comes less than a week after San Francisco Giants players wrote Bible verses on their Pride hats, resulting in warnings from Major League Baseball.
The San Francisco Giants Pride Night logo is displayed during an event in San Francisco, California.
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York is currently 28-22, four games back of the North Division lead.
