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The independent Atlantic League minor league team announced it would cancel its game on Thursday, June 18, after several players refused to wear jerseys commemorating the club’s Pride Night.
The York (Pa.) Revolution made a surprising announcement Wednesday ahead of their home game against Southern Maryland the next night. The club said it will move forward with Pride Night activities, hosting them as free admission events. Fans with tickets for Thursday’s game will be able to redeem tickets for future games.
The players’ refusal to wear jerseys comes after San Francisco Giants pitchers Landen Roop, JT Brubaker and Sam Hentges inscribed Bible verses on their hats and refused to wear commemorative hats at the club’s long-standing Pride Night on June 12.
Loop’s hat reads “Genesis 9:12-16,” a Bible verse that has recently become a favorite among Christian athletes who want to reinstate the rainbow as a religious symbol rather than an LBGTQ symbol. Engraved hats have been worn for Pride Night, starting with Clayton Kershaw’s 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers Pride Night.
The Revolution called the players’ actions “completely inconsistent with our vision as the most welcoming place in York” and announced in lieu of the match that the club would donate $10,000 to a local LGBTQA+ resource center.
“With great regret, York Revolution has made important changes to the 11th annual Pride Night on Thursday, June 18th. Most importantly, the scheduled York vs. Southern Maryland game will not take place and Pride will continue to be held as a free admission event,” the club said in a statement. “This decision was not taken lightly. Unfortunately, several players refused to wear their Pride Night jerseys as planned and the club decided that hosting the event was more important than forcing players to play in uncomfortable jerseys.”
“As a result, and out of respect for the Pride community and the entire York community, York Revolution has decided to forfeit the match on Thursday, June 18th and continue Pride Night as the featured element of the night at Welspun Park.”
“We feel this is the best way to maintain our long-standing partnership with Rainbow Rose Center, JLS Automation, and our many allies who have always been critical partners in the success of the York Revolution in York, Pennsylvania.
The Atlantic League has long been the most elite independent league, often bringing back former major leaguers or hot young players in need of a reset. There are only two players on the current roster with short major league service time. Major League Baseball has used the league in recent years to workshop innovations such as automatic batting systems.
York is located an hour’s drive north of Baltimore in south-central Pennsylvania.
