Physicians asked the Macon Bacon, a summer collegiate baseball team in Georgia, to change its name. Its president says the team and its fans are proud of it.
, a D.C.-based nonprofit organization that promotes plant-based diets.
Raphael, president of the Macon Bacon, initially thought the letter was a joke. But the group’s stance became even clearer days later, when it posted a billboard on the main highway in Macon, Ga., that read, “Macon: Keep Bacon Off Your Plate.”glorifying bacon. On Friday, he held a news conference at the team’s stadium in hopes of ending the controversy.
“Macon Bacon will be sizzling forever and will not consider a name change ever,” Raphael declared as supporters cheered.has come to reflect the team’s lighthearted and playful spirit, Raphael told The Washington Post. It isn’t intended to endorse the cured meat, he added.about a century before theIn 2017, baseball returned to the city with a summer collegiate team, which hosts college players from across the United States for a few months every year.
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