MLB Cites 3 Giants Pitchers for Pride Cap Bible Verses as Republicans Seize on Dispute
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Updated · ms.now · Jun 17
MLB Cites 3 Giants Pitchers for Pride Cap Bible Verses as Republicans Seize on Dispute
3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Jun 17
Summary
Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on Pride-themed caps during the club’s June 12 Pride Night, and MLB told them the writing violated the league’s uniform policy.
MLB’s warning was tied to writing on game apparel rather than the religious message itself, after some players used the verses to frame the rainbow as a Christian symbol rather than an LGBTQ one.
Republican figures including Vice President JD Vance amplified the dispute, casting the warning as evidence of anti-Christian bias even though the league treated it as a rules issue.
The episode has widened a culture-war fight around Pride events in sports, following earlier reports that other Giants players either wrote verses on caps or declined to wear them.