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Clayton Kershaw Says MLB Did Not Contact Him Over Pride Hat Bible Verse
The former Dodgers pitcher told teammate Blake Treinen that MLB issued no warning when he wrote 'Gen 9:12-16' on his Pride Night cap in 2025.
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Clayton Kershaw told former teammate Blake Treinen that MLB never contacted him after he wrote the Bible verse reference 'Gen 9:12-16' on his Pride Night cap in 2025. Kershaw gave the one-word reply during a conversation last year. ” The exchange surfaced after San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote the same verse on their rainbow-logo caps during a Pride Night event this season.
Starter Landen Roupp and at least two other pitchers added the handwritten reference to Genesis 9:12-16, which describes God’s covenant with Noah after the flood. MLB officials warned the Giants pitchers that the modifications violated league uniform policy. The league has not said whether similar warnings were given to Kershaw or other players in prior years.
Kershaw was photographed at Oracle Park on June 11, 2022, during a Dodgers-Giants game. Forbes reported that he had modified his Pride Night hats with Bible verses for several years before the 2025 incident. MLB declined to comment when asked whether warnings had been issued to Kershaw or others who had written on their caps.
The Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin first reported the details of the exchange between Treinen and Kershaw.
