The York Revolution forfeited a game after some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey, the team announced. The Atlantic League Pro Baseball club confirmed the forfeit, according to ESPN.
The Revolution did not publicly identify which players declined to wear the jersey. The team's decision to forfeit rather than play without the designated uniforms drew immediate attention across baseball.
Pride Night events have become a common feature at ballparks across professional baseball over the past several years, with teams at multiple levels of the sport hosting them as community celebration nights. The inclusion of special jerseys as part of those events has varied by team and by night.
The Atlantic League is an independent professional baseball league, meaning its teams operate outside the structure of Major League Baseball's affiliated minor league system. The York Revolution play their home games in York, Pennsylvania.
No further details about potential discipline for the players involved or the league's response had been reported as of Thursday.
