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Sen. Hawley says MLB admits error in warning Giants players over Bible verses
The MLB commissioner said in a letter that the Giants did not adequately inform the players that gay pride caps were optional, Hawley said. [...]
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RedState
· Jun 23, 2026
Baseball: Hey, Only Kidding About Fining Players for Putting Bible Verses on Their Caps
Baseball: Hey, Only Kidding About Fining Players for Putting Bible Verses on Their Caps
UPI
· Jun 23, 2026
MLB: Giants' 'lapse' led to players writing Bible verses on pride hats
MLB: Giants' 'lapse' led to players writing Bible verses on pride hats
Awful Announcing
· Jun 24, 2026
Buster Posey refuses questions about Giants’ Pride Night hat controversy
The fallout after several San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote a Bible verse to protest Pride Night hats continues after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey refused to answer questions about the incident during a press conference. Three pitchers — Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker — wrote a Bible verse on their Pride
Off The Press
· Jun 23, 2026
MLB commissioner says players won’t be disciplined over Bible verses on Pride Night hats
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred told Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verse references on their Pride Night hats will not face fines or discipline over the incident, while defending the league’s uniform policy at the center of the controversy. In a June 19 letter posted to X []...Click to read more
The Hill
· Jun 23, 2026
MLB commissioner: Botched guidance left Giants players unclear on Pride Night opt-out
The MLB says it will not discipline players who displayed Bible verses on their uniforms during a Pride Night game earlier this month after warning them about rules regarding on-field displays and political speech. In a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), MLB commissioner Rob Manfred chalked the warning up to a lapse in communication...
FOX Sports Digital
· Jul 8, 2026
Phillies' Zack Wheeler Says Being Left Off All-Star Game Roster Is 'Kind Of BS'
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler says his career-high-tying 14 strikeouts in a win over the Reds should be a reminder that MLB erred in excluding him from next week’s All-Star game.
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Related coverage for "Sen. Hawley says MLB admits error in warning Giants players over Bible verses": RedState — Baseball: Hey, Only Kidding About Fining Players for Putting Bible Verses on Their Caps. UPI — MLB: Giants' 'lapse' led to players writing Bible verses on pride hats. Awful Announcing — Buster Posey refuses questions about Giants’ Pride Night hat controversy. Off The Press — MLB commissioner says players won’t be disciplined over Bible verses on Pride Night hats. The Hill — MLB commissioner: Botched guidance left Giants players unclear on Pride Night opt-out. FOX Sports Digital — Phillies' Zack Wheeler Says Being Left Off All-Star Game Roster Is 'Kind Of BS'