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MLB Warns Three Pitchers Over Genesis Text on Pride Caps

6/17/2026

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MLB Warns Pitchers

MLB warned pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker on June 16 2026 for writing Genesis 9:12-16 on Pride caps.
Pat Courtney said the writing violated uniform rules and the warning follows normal practice.
Vice President JD Vance posted on X that U.S. President Donald Trump’s win ends the need for such caps, while actor Rob Schneider pledged to pay any fines.

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MLB Schedules Pride

MLB has scheduled Pride Night events for 29 of its 30 teams, leaving the Texas Rangers without a planned celebration.
The league is identified as the leading major-sports organization in hosting Pride Nights, aligning them with June’s Pride Month.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw wrote a Genesis passage on his Pride Night cap last season.
Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen declined the Pride Night hat and wore a regular cap instead.

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Wiener Condemns Inscriptions

Senator Scott Wiener condemned the pitchers’ unauthorized uniform inscriptions as an exclusionary message to LGBTQ+ fans.
Giants manager Tony Vitello said he was not directly involved but affirmed players’ right to personal choices.
The franchise said it was unclear whether officials knew of the planned inscriptions before the game.
MLB clarified its warning concerned the unauthorized alteration, not the religious nature of the messages.

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MLB Warns Pitchers

MLB warned pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker on June 16 2026 for writing Genesis 9:12-16 on Pride caps.
Pat Courtney said the writing violated uniform rules and the warning follows normal practice.
Vice President JD Vance posted on X that U.S. President Donald Trump’s win ends the need for such caps, while actor Rob Schneider pledged to pay any fines.

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