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Red Sox yank David Ortiz bobblehead after deeming it racially insensitive

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By Jennifer Brett
Aug 10, 2016

Boston Red Sox fans were supposed to receive commemorative David Ortiz bobbleheads at Tuesday's game, but the team scrapped the plan hours before the first pitch after deeming it racially insensitive.

The figurine was meant to capture Ortiz' likeness during the emotional pregame speech he gave in 2013, as Boston was reeling from terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon:

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But team president Sam Kennedy axed the promotion as soon as he saw the items.

Ortiz used "unprintable language" in agreeing with the team's decision, the Globe reported. Here's what they looked like:

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