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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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"no Political Statements"

How in the fuck is that political?

It's patriotism. That's like throwing someone out because they have a Canada flag on their shirt.

Dissing Trump while in Canada is not political. Dissing Trudeau or PP while in Canada is definitely political. But foreign politicians are fair game.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a bright red hat with several lines of white text on it in serif font. From afar it probably appeared to be a "Make America Great Again" hat. Which is definitely political. The mistake was likely a staffer or someone else not looking at it closely enough and reporting it to security.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that's the case, then no the mistake was security being literally three feet in front of them and not reading the hat.

If they did, and still decided to drag him out, my point still stands.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Lol, you think they can read ...