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Instead, the longtime fan said he was “escorted out of the stadium by two big security guards” just moments after the game began due to his choice of headwear.

For today’s game, Begley, who is 70, wore a Blue Jays hoodie and a red ballcap with the slogan, “Canada is not for sale.”

“We have spoken with the fan to apologize,” (Blue Jays) spokesperson Andrea Goldstein wrote in an email.

“Our staff made a mistake, and we have addressed the issue to ensure it does not happen again.”

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[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 46 points 4 days ago (2 children)

owww noooo da amewicans gonna get twiggered becuz day saw da mean hatty-watty.

God, if this was about keeping a good face with the MLB and American viewers, then the team leadership has no fucking spine.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was going to assume it's because they thought it was a MAGA hat. Then read the article.

Yeah that's pretty fucking stupid.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

They didn't even have to read the article, just the hat.

[–] Ahrotahntee@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Unless attitudes at the MLB have changed in recent years, I remember them being less favorable to Canadian teams on a normal day. Americans have a larger population of baseball fans and that's where the money is, I fully believe team management would not want to seem antagonistic.