U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is demanding that Major League Baseball (MLB) reverse its decision to discipline players who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps.
Three players with the San Francisco Giants were given a warning after writing verses, like “Gen 9:12-16,” on their gay-pride-themed hats.
When asked about the passage, Giants pitcher Landen Roupp told reporters, “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 thankful we live in a country where, you know, we have the freedom to believe what we want … and express what we want.”
MLB responded by issuing a formal warning to the players, saying it would no longer tolerate such conduct. The decision was met with significant public pushback, with many saying the MLB was violating its players' First Amendment rights.
“Let me get this straight, @MLB teams can host ‘pride night,’ but players wearing bible verses is an issue?” Britt posted on X. “Last I checked, freedom of religion was still one of the founding principles of our nation and enshrined in our Constitution. This decision should be reversed now.”
The league later clarified that the writing violated the MLB’s uniform regulations and that the warning was “not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message,” The New York Times reported.
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