A Chicago Cubs affiliate issued an apology after calling out former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a tweet.
The Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs' Double-A affiliate, decided to show off their Independence Day-themed field for Wednesday night's game with a message directed at Kaepernick:
Wes Blankenship.@Cubs affiliate @smokiesbaseball might need some new interns soon. https://t.co/4GVBMaLie9
That comes on the heels of Nike pulling shoes featuring the Betsy Ross flag at the advice of Kaepernick, who raised concerns that the flag had been "appropriated by white nationalist groups," per the Associated Press (h/t PBS).