Giants Apologize After 4 Pitchers Alter Pride Caps on Pride Night
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Updated · The San Francisco Standard · Jun 14
Giants Apologize After 4 Pitchers Alter Pride Caps on Pride Night
1 articles · Updated · The San Francisco Standard · Jun 14
Summary
The Giants said Saturday they were sorry after individual players’ choices on Pride Night caused “pain and anger” in the LGBTQ+ community, while stressing the club’s commitment to inclusion and support for the event.
Four of the five pitchers used Friday either wrote biblical verses on rainbow Pride caps or declined to wear them: Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker added inscriptions, while Sam Hentges wore a standard Giants cap.
Hentges said several players discussed the issue in advance, consulted team leaders and made a “collective decision,” adding he felt “forced to support” something he did not morally back but said there was no hatred intended.
Logan Webb said the episode would not divide the clubhouse, though the backlash from fans and social media landed as the Giants lost 6-1 to the Cubs and fell to 28-43.
The dispute cut against a franchise that became MLB’s first to wear Pride colors on uniforms in 2021 and has long promoted LGBTQ+ and AIDS-awareness events in San Francisco.