Buster Posey Refuses Pride Night Questions Before June 23 Game as Giants Face Bible-Verse Fallout
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Buster Posey Refuses Pride Night Questions Before June 23 Game as Giants Face Bible-Verse Fallout
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Summary
Buster Posey repeatedly told reporters “baseball questions only” before the Giants’ June 23 game against the Athletics, refusing to address the team’s Pride Night controversy until a PR official threatened to end the session.
The standoff grew out of the Giants’ June 12 Pride Night, when four players wrote Bible verses on rainbow-logo caps, triggering backlash from both conservatives angered by the hats and LGBTQ+ supporters upset by the added scripture.
Rob Manfred told Sen. Josh Hawley the players were not penalized and had received only a routine oral warning, blaming the episode on inadequate communication by the Giants about players’ options that night.
The Giants had already said they remain committed to Pride Night and the LGBTQ+ community while respecting individual players’ choices, but Posey’s silence kept the dispute alive and underscored MLB’s broader handling problem.