They is Will Smith, Staten Island Yankees President, CEO and operating partner for Nostalgic Partners, the team’s holding company. “I was having a conversation with the team early in the season, knocking around ideas for Pride Night activations and I took a shot and asked if they would do rainbow pinstripes. “I work with You Can Play on several initiatives, one of which is a partnership with Minor League Baseball for MiLB Pride,” Kogod told Outsports.
The home team taking the field of the Richmond County Bank Ballpark will be wearing a far more colorful version of their traditional pinstripes.Īt the suggestion of Sarah Kogod, an inclusion strategist who works with You Can Play, the Staten Island Yankees will wear jerseys adorned with rainbow pinstripes, matching the colors of the LGBTQ Pride Flag designed by the late Gilbert Baker. Pride Night 2019 will be a night to remember on Staten Island when the MiLB Class A Short Season Affiliate of the New York Yankees host the Hudson County Renegades.
