Two women have been barred from entering Major League Baseball stadiums after a publicity stunt in which they exposed their breasts on live television during Game 5 of the World Series.
Models Julia Rose, founder of the digital magazine Shagmag, and Lauren Summer were sitting behind home plate during the Sunday night game when they lifted up their shirts while Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole was about to deliver a pitch. Cole delayed his windup, and the batter called for a brief time out, but it’s unclear if his hesitancy was related to the women’s exposure.
The women’s yellow shirts bore the name of the magazine, and the pair explained that they flashed the nation for breast cancer awareness in a video posted to social media.
They later received notice that they have been “indefinitely” banned from all MLB facilities in the future. “During the game, you violated the fan code of conduct by exposing yourself during the 7th inning, in order to promote a business. You were also part of a scheme in which you induced others to expose themselves to promote the business,” the MLB letter sent to Rose and Summer read. “You are hereby banned from all Major League Baseball stadiums and facilities, indefinitely.”
Shit. pic.twitter.com/8YepMP4eA1
— Julia Rose (@JuliaRose_33) October 28, 2019
The Astros went on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 and to take a 3-2 game lead in the best of seven series. Houston has a chance to win its second World Series in three years on Tuesday.
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