{
  "id": 5350935,
  "title": "Keith Hernandez chides Tampa Bay Rays for being ‘woke’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/keith-hernandez-chides-tampa-bay-rays-for-being-woke",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/keith-hernandez-chides-tampa-bay-150007844.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Keith Hernandez, while analyzing the Tampa Bay Rays' stingray tank at Tropicana Field, jokingly labeled the team as \"woke.\" The Rays had previously been known as the \"Tampa Bay Devil Rays\" until rebranding in 2007 to avoid a \"satanic connotation\" and pushback from religious groups. The name change occurred despite the fact that \"devil rays\" are a type of fish. Hernandez's comment came after Ron Darling and Gary Cohen discussed the name change, which had occurred nearly two decades before Hernandez or the right-wing became familiar with the term \"woke.\" The Tampa Bay Rays have since been one of the most successful small-market MLB teams.",
  "summary": "If Keith Hernandez has a chance to mock something for being “politically correct” he’s going to take it, with the Tampa Bay Rays being next in line. The New York Mets were in Florida for a series against the Rays this week. And when SNY took a camera shot of the stingray tank at Tropicana…",
  "key_points": [
    "Keith Hernandez joked Tampa Bay Rays are 'woke'.",
    "Rays previously called Tampa Bay Devil Rays.",
    "Hernandez comment came before Ron Darling and Gary Cohen discussed name change."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}