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Justice Department Probes MLB Over Warnings to Giants Players for Altering Pride Night Caps
The Department of Justice is examining whether MLB violated Title VII after warning three San Francisco Giants players for writing Bible verses on Pride Night caps. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon cited a double standard with past allowances for social justice messages.
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The Department of Justice opened a religious discrimination investigation into Major League Baseball after the league warned three San Francisco Giants players about potential discipline for writing Bible verses on their rainbow-stylized caps for Pride Night.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated the agency will examine whether MLB violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The players involved were JT Brubaker, Landen Roupp and Ryan Walker.
They wrote Bible verses referencing Genesis 9:12-16 onto their Pride Night caps. The rainbow on the caps referenced the symbol of God’s covenant with all living creatures. Major League Baseball stated the warnings were issued for violating league rules about altering uniforms, not for adding Biblical messages.
MLB stated the uniform rule has been a consistent standard upheld in the past. During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, MLB and the players’ union agreed to allow athletes to wear patches saying either “BLM” or “United For Change” for Opening Day.
