‘Ozempig’ stays minor-league baseball group’s mascot in spite of outcry
For a Minnesota minor-league baseball group understood for a history of over-the-top promos, the concept of calling its long time live pig mascot after the weight reduction drug Ozempic made best sense.
The St. Paul Saints rapidly learnt that not everybody was entertained by the pig's name, Ozempig, or the group's publishing of a backstory about the pig's shame at putting on weight and guarantee to attempt to stay trim.
Nearly instantly after the group revealed the name today ahead of Saturday's opening day video game, criticism started gathering on social networks from individuals distressed by the name, calling it upsetting and insensitive.
Sean Aronson, the Saints vice president and media relations director, stated the group just desired an entertaining, topical name for its pig when it...