DOJ Probes MLB Over 3 Giants' Bible Verse Hats as Pride Night Warning Sparks Bias Claims
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Updated · CNN · Jun 19
DOJ Probes MLB Over 3 Giants' Bible Verse Hats as Pride Night Warning Sparks Bias Claims
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 19
Summary
Harmeet Dhillon asked the EEOC to investigate MLB after the league gave three Giants pitchers a verbal warning for writing Bible verses on Pride Night caps.
MLB said the warning enforced a standard uniform rule barring messages on playing gear and was not discipline tied to religion; it said players have previously been warned over notes like “Dad” and “I Love Mom.”
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier separately opened a probe, arguing MLB may have selectively enforced its rules against Christian expression while allowing other ideological messages.
The players had already been allowed to avoid the rainbow caps by wearing standard hats, an accommodation other Giants and Dodgers players used without penalty.
The dispute revives MLB’s broader Pride Night tension: after a 2022 Rays backlash, the league urged teams to keep Pride symbolism off uniforms, though the Giants and Dodgers retained rainbow caps.