Pirates Founder and Co-Owner Jawad Yatim, who also serves as President and GM of the organization issues statement on Sunday's incident against the Arizona Rattlers:

"First and foremost we do not condone the behavior and the events that occured Sunday between our organization, the Rattlers and their fan base. I want to sincerely apologize on behalf of the Pirates to all those affected and we want to thank the great fans of Arizona for their continued support of the league. It's always a hostile and great atmosphere at the Footprint Center and we've formed a nice rivalry between the two organizations, there's certainly mutual respect between us and you never want to see things get carried away in that manner. We don't preach that type of behavior and try to emphasize the importance of balancing a passionate competitiveness while keeping things between the whistles and on the field. In saying that however, I do not want a single incident to summarize the character of the players and staff involved. For us who know these guys personally, we know what great human beings they are. They've been nothing but stand up citizens for us here while with the Pirates and I can't and won't ignore that. There was certainly a massive lapse of judgement but their stories and journeys are not over and they can always lean on us for assistance, we don't turn our back on family. The league and our organization have dealt out punishments for Sunday's incident and we've made it very clear to our players and staff how unacceptable that behavior is, even if provoked. We have to be above it all and will be. We look forward to many great moments between the Pirates and the Rattlers and yet again thank you to the city of Phoenix and the state of Arizona for their continued passion for the game. Believe it or not your opponents appreciate it, even in the form of Boos"