A Yankees minor league team has canceled its O.J. Simpson promotion night after receiving backlash for their plan.
The Charleston RiverDogs, the Yankees' Single-A affiliate, released its 2020 promotional calendar on Monday. The schedule included an "OJ Trial Night" on May 26 which was set to offer a "juicy new spin" on the murder trial that happened 25 years ago.
"The trial of the century gets a juicy new spin. We will finally receive the verdict that everyone has been waiting for … pulp or no pulp? Fans will act as our jury, voting with custom paddles to reach verdicts on various topics throughout the night," Charleston's promotional release said.