DOJ investigating MLB for religious rights violations after San Francisco Giants Pride hat warning
ABC7 Los Angeles • • sports
Key Points:
- The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Major League Baseball for potentially violating players' religious rights following the league's response to San Francisco Giants players writing Bible verses on their hats during Pride night.
- MLB had issued warnings to pitchers Landon Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker for inscribing Genesis 9:12-16, which references the rainbow as a symbol of God's covenant, on their rainbow-themed caps.
- A DOJ letter to the MLB commissioner highlights concerns over religious rights violations and urges the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to conduct an investigation.
- Neither MLB nor the San Francisco Giants have issued any statements regarding the DOJ's investigation at this time.
