Red Sox Cancel David Ortiz Bobblehead Night, Cite "Unacceptable" Bobbleheads
By Kyle Koster
We're back home tomorrow night and we're going big with the #BigPapi bobblehead! Get yours: https://t.co/uQuufP0I67 pic.twitter.com/Y5CzCEb5g8
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 8, 2016
The Boston Red Sox have cancelled tonight’s David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway because the bobbleheads aren’t up to snuff.
A statement from the #RedSox regarding tonight's David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway: pic.twitter.com/btKRFyvDIE
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 9, 2016
UPDATE: This version of the bobblehead, which is different than the one teased by the Red Sox, has one glaring, racially-insensitive flaw.
Red Sox prez Sam Kennedy tells me he thought Ortiz bobblehead came out as "offensive" and "racially insensitive." pic.twitter.com/cXKcoum5iU
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 9, 2016