The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team known for Fresno Tacos alter ego, held a press conference at Chukchansi Park last month to announce the acquisition of the Taco Emoji.
It was important to us to adopt the taco emoji as a gift to Fresno/the Valley. It’s ours forever!! https://t.co/GxnvSlNcyY @unicode
— Fresno Grizzlies (@FresnoGrizzlies) January 17, 2017
In a news release, Fresno Grizzlies general manager Derek Franks celebrated the recent deal.
“This is another flag in the ground to pay homage to taco culture in the Central Valley, and cement Fresno as the Taco Capital of this country,” he said in a statement.