Citing league policy, Major League Baseball has issued a warning to three Giants pitchers who inscribed Bible verses on their Pride Night caps during Friday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.“The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations,” MLB chief communications officer Pat Courtney told The Athletic and Outsports in a statement.Starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relievers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker each appeared in the game with Bible verses scrawled on the evening’s special rainbow-colored caps, originally meant “in celebration of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community,” per the Giants organization. Reliever Sam Hentges, who also appeared in Friday night’s game, opted not to wear the Pride Night cap at all and instead donned the Giants’ regular orange and black cap.Asked about his cap following the game, Roupp told reporters that “it’s just about God’s covenant and a promise that he makes to us that, you know, his faithfulness and his mercy. That’s just kind of something I believe in, and I stand firm in that, and I’m...
MLB issues warning to Giants pitchers for writing Bible verses on Pride caps
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