Sacramento River Cats dig themselves into hole with Gold Diggers name, video that insults women

Sacramento River Cats cancel ‘Gold Digger’ alternate uniforms after immediate backlash

Sacramento River Cats dig themselves into hole with Gold Diggers name, video that insults women

The Sacramento River Cats, the triple-A team of the San Francisco Giants, scrapped plans to use Gold Diggers as an alternative name because it's offensive toward women.

Sacramento River Cats drop reviled alternate identity one day after unveiling it

The Sacramento River Cats have dropped their new Gold Diggers alternate identity one day after unveiling it with a sexist promotional video.

Sacramento minor league team scraps 'sexist and demeaning' Gold Diggers identity 1 day after reveal, backlash

The Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants and current co-tenant of the Athletics, unveiled a new alternate identity on Thursday. It didn't go well.Sacramento announced it would take the field five times as the "Sacramento Gold Diggers," with a black and gold uniform featuring miner and dollar sign logos in a supposed nod to the city's history with the California gold rush. Of course, the term "gold digger" has com…

Giants’ minor league team scraps Gold Diggers name after offensive vi…

A minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants scrapped plans to use “Gold Diggers” as an alternative team name after women were offended by a video marketing the name. The Sacramento River Cats, who play in the triple-A Pacific Coast League and share Sutter Health Park with MLB’s Athletics, announced Thursday they would play [...]

Sacramento River Cats scrap 'Gold Diggers' alternative branding after 'sexist' intro video

On Thursday, the Sacramento River Cats, the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, introduced a temporary alternative brand for the “Gold Diggers.” So temporary was the branding that, by Friday, they announced they would no longer pursue it. That announcement came in the form of a statement to SFGate after the club posted an announcement video full of sexist tropes, leading to intense backlash from the community. That video, which had been po…