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Ogden Raptor’s box office is
shown at Lindquist Field Tues-
day, June 6, 2017, in Ogden,
Utah.
Associated Press
Utah baseball
team cancels
‘Hourglass

Appreciation’
event

LINDSAY WHITEHURST
BRADY McCOMBS
Associated Press
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A
minor league baseball
team in Utah canceled a
planned “Hourglass Ap-
preciation Night” promo-
tion Tuesday after coming
under fire for the event’s
references to women’s
bodies.
A news release from the
Ogden Raptors promised
“gorgeous women whose
curves rival those of any
stud pitching prospect!”
Decorated with drawings
of women in bikinis, the an-
nouncement said a “dif-
ferent stunner each half- Astros continue to shine with 11th straight victory
inning” would appear and
pose for pictures with fans
at an Aug. 11 game.
The news release disap-
peared from the team’s
website Monday night, af-
ter it attracted criticism on
social media and was cov- Houston Astros’ Yuli Gurriel (10) celebrates
with Brian McCann after hitting a three-run
ered by news outlets. home run during the ninth inning of a base-
Raptors President Dave ball game against the Kansas City Royals,
Baggott apologized and Monday, June 5, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo.
said in a statement that Houston won, 7-3.
the team “in no way sup- Associated Press
ports or condones the ob- Page 21
jectification of women.”