Summary Team acknowledges it staged a rejected marriage proposal during a game as a publicity stunt.
NEW BRITAIN(AP) - In a video posted online, the woman being proposed to on the field replies, "I m sorry, I can t, I m sorry" and then flees.
The video has been viewed more than 600,000 times on YouTube and was the subject of several news stories.
The Double-A Rock Cats, an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins based in in New Britain, Connecticut, issued a statement Wednesday acknowledging the club staged the event with two employees standing in for the unhappy couple.
Mike Abramson, the team s vice president of marketing, says the team hoped the video would go viral and is pleased with the outcome.
The team is apologizing to anyone who might have been offended.
