Gay choir slams Padres after anthem snafu

The San Diego Gay Men's Chorus aren't too happy with the Padres after an embarrassing error prevented the group from singing the national anthem ahead of the team's Saturday tilt against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

As described in a Facebook post posted Sunday by the chorus, the ensemble had taken the field to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" when a pre-recorded version of the anthem sung by a female voice began to play over the Petco Park speakers instead. After uncomfortably standing on the diamond for the song's entire duration, hecklers then began to hurl insults at the group as they were escorted off the field.

"No attempt was made to stop the recording and start over. No announcement of apology was made to the singers or their friends and families in the stands," the post reads.

The chorus is asking the city of San Diego to investigate the incident.

Though no formal corrections were made at the ballpark, the group did publicly commend Padres president and CEO Mike Dee for later apologizing for the error and offering to discuss the incident with LGBT leaders.

The team later released an official statement on the incident, citing it as a mistake by the control room during the pregame ceremony, adding they had extended an offer to the chorus to sing the anthem at another opportunity.