The Yankees finally stood up for Alex Rodriguez on Friday.
And all it took were some juice boxes.
Tampa Bay’s Class-A affiliate in Port Charlotte, Fla., planned an “A-Rod Juice Box Night” on Friday poking fun at the disgraced designated hitter. The Yankees stepped in and successfully petitioned Major League Baseball for the promotion to be cancelled.
The first 500 fans in attendance were supposed to get a free juice box. A picture on the team’s Twitter page showed a juice box with a label that read: “The Sports Drink. 100% Juiced. Side Affects [sic] include: tainted records, inflated ego, omission from the Hall of Fame, and more!