US EditionMinor league baseball team ditches alternate identity after one day: ‘Approach was wrong’
- The Sacramento River Cats announced they would not use the name 'Gold Diggers' after facing backlash over a controversial promotional video featuring women with dollar signs.
- The team stated that their marketing campaign 'clearly missed the mark,' expressing regret over their approach to referencing Sacramento's history.
- Columnist Robin Epley criticized the name as a 'misogynistic joke on women,' highlighting public discontent.
- The River Cats, affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, originally intended to wear alternate uniforms for five games before reversing their decision.
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Minor League Baseball Team Ditches 'Gold Diggers' Nickname After Very Bold Promotional Video
The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, announced earlier this month plans to wear alternate uniforms with the nickname Gold Diggers. A few days after the announcement, the plans were completely scrapped after the organization released a rather wild promotional video.The River Cats shared with the Sacramento Bee on April 10 that the name change for five games was to pay homage to the California Gold Rush an…
Minor League Baseball Team Backtracks On Alternate 'Gold Diggers' Team Name After Backlash
Sacramento Gold Diggers alternate logo and uniforms It appears that public backlash has robbed the good people of Sacramento, California the chance at wearing ‘Gold Diggers’ minor league baseball apparel. The Sacramento River Cats are a Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants and had a master plan to adopt ‘Gold Diggers’ as the baseball team’s alternate name but that plant go blown up. The River Cats baseball team announced their plan to …
Minor league baseball team ditches alternate identity after one day: 'Approach was wrong'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Minor league baseball teams are known to have unique identities already, but some unveil temporary monikers and uniforms that they play under for a few games each summer. A California minor league team announced those exact plans last week, only to quickly walk back the temporary identity, calling their approach "wrong." On Thursday, the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate for the San Francisco Giants, annou…
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Minor league baseball team ditches alternate identity after one day: ‘Approach was wrong’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Minor league baseball teams are known to have unique identities already, but some unveil temporary monikers and uniforms that they play under for a few games each summer. A California minor league team announced those exact plans last week, only to quickly walk back the temporary identity, calling their approach "wrong." On Thursday, the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate for the San Francisco Giants, annou…
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