Right-wing celebs offer to pay fines of MLB players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night caps
Rob Schneider and Kevin Sorbo (Getty Images)
A group of right-wing public figures has offered to cover any fines handed to San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their caps during the team’s Pride Night.
During Friday’s game (12 June) against the Chicago Cubs, pitchers Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker each wrote a reference to Genesis 9:12-16 on their caps, overlapping the rainbow Giants logo worn for the occasion. The passage refers to God creating the rainbow as the sign of a covenant.
A fourth pitcher, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the rainbow cap at all, saying it was “something that I feel like I was forced to support when I don’t morally support it”.
MLB issued a warning over its uniform policy. And while no fines have been issued, the warning triggered backlash from MAGA figures.
Vice-President JD Vance posted: “Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore.”
Actor Rob Schneider offered to “pay the fines for any MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform,” calling the league “ANTI-CHRISTIAN”, with actor Kevin Sorbo replying: “Happy to chip in with you on this.”
Missouri senator Josh Hawley accused the league of “anti-Christian bigotry”.
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