Several Giants pitchers have raised some controversy for their protests during San Francisco’s “Pride Night” event at Oracle Park.During the Giants’ 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on June 12, starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relief pitchers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker decided to alter the team’s special edition Pride hat, inscribing Bible verses. Meanwhile, reliever Sam Hentges chose to wear a generic, black and orange Giants hat.In a recent interview with The California Post‘s Evan Webeck, Walker and Brubaker defended their actions and shared their thoughts on the immediate backlash they all received.“Lots of ‘bigot’ comments,” Walker told The California Post. “There’s been some good ones, too, mixed in there. It was expected.”“I expected some of those [negative] comments, but did I expect it to get this big? Not necessarily. … At the end of the day, we stood for what we believe in. All the love to those people. I enjoy playing for the city. I love playing for the Giants and at Oracle.”Despite the controversy, Walker doubled down on his decision and shared that he would do...
Giants pitchers want to ‘just play ball’ after ‘Pride Night’ hat controversy
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