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MLB Reportedly Bans 'Offensive' Hazing: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Major League Baseball has banned "offensive" hazing in clubhouses, including having teammates dress as women, according to the Associated Press.

It has long been a tradition for teams to force rookies to dress in such outfits—often toward the end of the regular season after September call-ups.

The New York Mets provided an example at the end of this season with the entire set of rookies dressed as characters from "A League of Their Own":

Really nice of the rookies to get up early this morning and get coffee for the vets. #StillBetterThanAAA #Mets pic.