3 MLB Players Receive 'Warning' For Writing Bible Verse On Pride Hats
Three MLB players have received a "warning" for their decision on Pride Night hats.
A trio of MLB players opted to write Bible verses onto their Pride Night hats. Most MLB teams are celebrating Pride Month in June with special jerseys, hats, fan events and more. However, not all MLB players are in support of the decisions.
Three pitchers opted to write Bible verses onto their hats while wearing Pride Night caps. The three pitchers are members of the San Francisco Giants, who rocked special Pride Night caps with rainbow "SF" logos.
Major League Baseball is warning players that this won't be tolerated.
"The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations," Pat Courtney, MLB's chief communications officer, told The Athletic in a statement that Outsports first reported.
Giants pitchers defended their decisions
San Francisco Giants pitchers defended their decisions.
Giants right-hander Landen Roupp started the game with "Gen 9:12-16" written on his cap, while other Giants pitchers - relievers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker - also came into the game with Bible verses written onto their hats.
The verse written by Roupp reads: "And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
Roupp defended his decision.
"It's just about God's covenant and a promise that he makes to us that, you know, his faithfulness and his mercy," Roupp said. "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."
Giants manager Tony Vitello, who is in his first season managing the club, also spoke about it. He was asked if it was discussed before the game.
"Not really. I mean, just kind of a general knowledge of the individuals have the freedom to do what they think is best," Vitello said. "But I do think it's been apparent from day one, actually, even some of the exhibition games, it's pretty impressive how the Giants, as an organization, try and embrace the entire community. … We don't want to be divided, but you can divide it up into certain sections, if you know what I mean. And there's a pretty good trade-off. I mean, obviously, the success hasn't been what I want it to be, but even I feel it. The way they give back and embrace the team is different. … The crowds are bigger in numbers. There's a unique vibe to each night when there is a community recognized. So the back and forth there is good, and as always, even if our record was 20 games better than it was, you always want to give back more."
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This story was originally published June 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM.