Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy

League referred to EEOC for religious discrimination San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hats MLB had warned players over violation of league rules The US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their hats during the team’s Pride Night. Most of MLB’s 30 teams celebrate Pride month with a themed game to acknowledge the LGBTQ community and its baseball fans. During a 12 June game against the Chicago Cubs, pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their hats, which featured the Giants’ logo in rainbow colors, while pitcher Sam Hentges chose not to wear the themed cap at all. Continue reading...

Guardian sport · Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 7:33 AM
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Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy

League referred to EEOC for religious discrimination
San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hats
MLB had warned players over violation of league rules

The US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their hats during the team’s Pride Night.

Most of MLB’s 30 teams celebrate Pride month with a themed game to acknowledge the LGBTQ community and its baseball fans. During a 12 June game against the Chicago Cubs, pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their hats, which featured the Giants’ logo in rainbow colors, while pitcher Sam Hentges chose not to wear the themed cap at all.

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