A California baseball team ditched changing its nickname to the Gold Diggers after the marketing gimmick prompting outrage over the sexist trope. The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate ...

The River Cats were set to play as the Sacramento Gold Diggers, seemingly a throwback to the California Gold Rush. The city of Sacramento was a haven for gold miners in the late 1840s and was ...

They were going to call themselves the “Sacramento Gold Diggers.” The name was meant to pay tribute to the California Gold Rush and Sacramento’s proximity to the state’s major gold fields.

Last Thursday, the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats announced in a promotion and video that the team will change its identity to the “Gold Diggers” for select games. The alternate uniforms were ...

The Athletics were far from the only baseball team in Sacramento, California, receiving criticism at the start of the season. The minor league organization in town generated some heat last week.

They were going to call themselves the “Sacramento Gold Diggers.” The name was meant to pay tribute to the California Gold Rush and Sacramento’s proximity to the state’s major gold fields.