As MLB faces the World Series and renewed national conversation regarding the Braves' team name and 'The Chop,' PETA called on the league to rename the bullpen to arm barn, saying the current term is "outdated."
'Bullpen,' as many baseball fans know, is the area where pitchers warm up.
“Words matter, and baseball ‘bullpens’ devalue talented players and mock the misery of sensitive animals,” PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman said in a press release. “PETA encourages Major League Baseball coaches, announcers, players, and fans to changeup their language and embrace the ‘arm barn’ instead.