For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense
. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig's name, Ozempig, or the team's posting of a backstory about the pig's embarrassment at gaining weight and promise to try to remain trim. Almost immediately after the team announced the name this week ahead of Saturday's opening day game, criticism began pouring in on social media from people distressed by the name, calling it hurtful and insensitive.
The drugs can be expensive, depending on insurance coverage, but have drawn extensive attention in part because the have been promoted by celebrities and on social media sites. The Saints' pig is a beloved participant in the team's games played at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul, about 10 miles from the much larger home of the Minnesota Twins in downtown Minneapolis.
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