The Rays have reversed their decision to hang a sign in right field during the playoffs advertising the team’s Montreal Sister City plan. This plan, readers will recall, would send half of the team’s home games north of the US border.
In an interview with Rays Radio’s Neil Solondz, the Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg spoke at length in apology to the fans for distracting and detracting from what should have been a celebratory day: winning the team’s second consecutive division title.
Here is Sternberg’s opening comments apologizing:
I’m really here to speak directly to our fans today, and to apologize, quite frankly.