A minor-league baseball team apologized late Monday for "some misleading and offensive editing" in a Memorial Day tribute video that aired at its stadium.

The Class AAA Fresno Grizzlies said the video, which was broadcast between the two games of its doubleheader Monday, was intended to be "a moving tribute" to the armed forces. But as the voice of President Ronald Reagan mentioned "enemies of freedom," the video showed an image of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., between images of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

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Fresno, a minor-league affiliate of the Washington Nationals, said the editing "made a statement that was not our intent and certainly not our opinion." The club apologized to servicemen and women for what it called "the undue distraction on such a solemn day."

"We're embarrassed we allowed this video to play without seeing it in its entirety first," the Grizzlies wrote on Twitter. "We unconditionally apologize to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) in addition to our fans, community and those we hurt. It was a mistake and we will ensure that nothing like it ever happens again."

Grizzlies spokesperson Paul Braverman confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that the club aired this 3-minute, 35-second video on YouTube at Chukchansi Park, and that the employee responsible for selecting the video has been identified.

Braverman said the employee is remorseful and the club will likely not broadcast videos from the internet at its stadium moving forward "in an abundance of caution."

Ocasio-Cortez responded to the video in a series of tweets Tuesday evening, writing in part that "words matter, and can have consequences for safety."

"What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of the flood of death threats they inspire," she wrote. "I‘ve had mornings where I wake up & the 1st thing I do w/ my coffee is review photos of the men (it’s always men) who want to kill me."

Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.