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A Pennsylvania professional baseball team will forfeit a game Thursday that was supposed 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 where Trevor Bauer currently plays, said the decision “was not made lightly” in announcing the forfeit against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Wednesday.
The team wasn’t afraid to throw its players under the bus in a rather scathing statement, saying it was “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 inconsistent 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 it would donate $10,000 to the Rainbow Rose Center “as a small token of our regret for the last-minute change of plans and our support for our LGBTQIA+ representative partners…to support and continue their work to ensure the York community is as inclusive as we strive to create WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania.” »
Members of the York Revolution 2025 Atlantic League Championship receive their rings before 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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Although no games will be played, the Revolution will host a “free and fun celebration of recognition and inclusion” on Thursday and will offer trades for any remaining home games of the 2026 regular season, subject to availability.
The team did not immediately respond to an email asking who the players were, whether the players would speak to PK Press Club and whether they would be punished further.
The team will host a “Seventeenth Anniversary 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 forfeit comes less than a week after San Francisco Giants players wrote Bible verses on their Pride hats, leading to warnings from Major League Baseball.
The San Francisco Giants Pride Night logo is displayed at an event in San Francisco, California.
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York is currently 28-22, four games behind the North Division lead.
