The growing political backlash should have been predicable, and will only get worse.
🚨TRENDING: San Francisco Giants pitcher Sam Hentges declined to wear the team’s Pride Night cap on Friday night, infuriating some members of the fanbase.
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) June 13, 2026
“It was equal parts bigoted and embarrassing, and blame deserves to shine throughout the organization,” Giants analyst Brady… pic.twitter.com/iZzgfppfSH
This is nuts. Forced to wear "Pride Month" rainbows on their baseball caps, 3 Christians on the SF Giants added, "Gen 9:12-16" — referring to God's covenant with man symbolized with a rainbow.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 16, 2026
Gay rights activist: "They defaced the Pride rainbow by telling the LGBTQ community…
🚨 JUST IN: The Attorney General of Florida is now launching an investigation into the MLB after they WARNED 3 Giants pitchers simply because they wore BIBLE VERSES on their "Pride Night" caps
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 16, 2026
GOOD!
JD VANCE: "Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore."
AG UTHMEIER: "Do you… pic.twitter.com/WhVLoT9Pqf
NEW: Professional baseball team 'York Revolution' turns on their players after they were forced to forfeit after the players refused to wear LGBT jerseys for 'Pride Night.'
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 18, 2026
The Pennsylvania team threw their players under the bus for refusing to put on the gay uniforms.
"To be… pic.twitter.com/xStfEYmx88