Several companies announced Thursday they are cutting ties with the Fresno Grizzlies after the minor league baseball team aired a Memorial Day video, which some found offensive.

“What we have is a brand that operates with the highest integrity and our brand is next to a message like that, we have concerns,” Sun-Maid President and CEO Harry Overly said.

On Memorial Day, the Grizzlies aired a Memorial Day tribute video that portrayed New York Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez as an adversary of the United States with the like of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un and the late Fidel Castro from Cuba.

“What is happening right now is that there is some kind of misstatement or purpose around what we’ve done. We are in no way intentionally trying to take a political position, we are actually trying to be very neutral,” he said.

Overly said this was a difficult decision for the company. He said he and his team spent most of Wednesday getting feedback from local raisin growers, they ultimately decided to sever ties with the Grizzlies.

The company released a statement:

Sun-Maid stands by its decision to terminate our sponsorship with the Fresno Grizzlies. This decision is not meant to provide any political perspective whatsoever. It doesn’t matter which end of the political spectrum you’re on; we have taken this action as we simply believe this is the right thing to do. We have discussed our position with Grizzlies management and wish them well as they manage through this matter.

A second sponsor dropped out of its affiliation with the minor league team Thursday. Dos Equis said in a statement:

We are disheartened to learn of the views expressed in the video that aired during Monday’s Fresno Grizzlies game, as they do not reflect our core values. We have ended our relationship with the team, effective immediately, and we have informed them accordingly.

Shortly after, Tecate announced they are dropping the team as a sponsor as well:

Tecate has always been about togetherness and we do not support the views expressed in the video, that was aired during the Fresno Grizzlies game on Memorial Day. We have ended this relationship effective immediately and have let the team know of our decision.

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