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Red Sox cancel giveaway due to 'racially insensitive' Ortiz bobbleheads

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Boston Red Sox fans expecting a David Ortiz bobblehead when the club hosts the New York Yankees on Tuesday are going to have to wait.

The club issued a statement canceling the event due to "unacceptable" bobbleheads featuring the retiring DH.

While the bobbleheads don't feature any vulgar hand gestures or wording, they aren't very kind to the eye.

According to team president Sam Kennedy, the bobbleheads were deemed "racially insensitive."

"I had a chance to review the bobbleheads for the first time this afternoon when they arrived," Kennedy told Masslive.com. "I felt they were an inaccurate portrayal of David and I personally felt there were offensive facial features that were racially insensitive. I figured if I felt that way and my colleagues did, others would, too, so we made the decision to redo them. We'll have a revised and appropriate version made and we're very sorry for the inconvenience to fans."

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