San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie recently reignited the simmering Major League Baseball Pride Night controversy, publicly rebuking Giants players who altered or refused to wear rainbow-themed caps — even as a federal investigation into the league’s handling of players’ religious objections remains active.
At a Pride Month fundraiser, Lurie publicly criticized the players who chose not to wear the rainbow uniforms or who spoke out against them – a story The Dallas Express has been covering since June.
A Recap of The Controversy
The issue began June 12, when three Giants pitchers – Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker – wrote a Bible verse, Genesis 9:12-16, on their Pride Night caps, which featured the team’s rainbow-colored logo. The passage the pitchers referenced describes God setting a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his covenant with Noah after the flood.
A fourth reliever, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the special cap altogether, opting for the team’s standard logo cap.
At a Pride Month fundraiser, Lurie publicly criticized the players who chose not to wear the rainbow uniforms or who spoke out against them – a story The Dallas Express has been covering since June.
A Recap of The Controversy
The issue began June 12, when three Giants pitchers – Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker – wrote a Bible verse, Genesis 9:12-16, on their Pride Night caps, which featured the team’s rainbow-colored logo. The passage the pitchers referenced describes God setting a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his covenant with Noah after the flood.
A fourth reliever, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the special cap altogether, opting for the team’s standard logo cap.
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