Attorney General James UthmeierFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier fired off a subpoena and opened a formal probe into the MLB after three players faced threats of retaliation for writing Bible verses on their Pride Night uniforms. Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relief pitchers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker stood up to the League’s liberal agenda being foisted upon players and fans by writing verses from Genesis on their hats.Roupp started on the mound with “Gen 9:12-16” written right next to the Giants logo on the special edition pride hat. He later told reporters that he wore the verse to share “God’s covenant and the promise that He makes to us” and “His faithfulness and His mercy.” Genesis 9:12-16 is where God establishes an “everlasting covenant,” symbolized by the rainbow as an eternal sign of His promise never to flood the Earth again.“It’s just something I believe in, and I stand firm in that. Thankfully, we live in a country where we have the freedom to believe what we want,” he said.Major League Baseball said in a statement on Monday, “The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.” The MLB went on to claim that the warning was “not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message,” adding, “writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball’s uniform regulations.”However, as Uthmeier notes in a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, “players who promote secular messages get a pass.”Florida is home to two MLB teams and hosts the 15 Grapefruit League preseason teams during Spring training every March and April. Florida has 15 MLB stadiums across the state, with 13 dedicated exclusively to Spring Training.On Friday, Uthmeier’s office announced that he is officially launching an investigation into the scandal.Uthmeier announced the investigation on X, writing,Major League Baseball claims it does not tolerate discrimination based on religion, yet its actions tell a different story.If MLB applauds ideological messages it prefers while reprimanding expressions of Christian faith, that is not neutral rule enforcement—it is religious discrimination that cannot stand in Florida.Major League Baseball claims it does not tolerate discrimination based on religion, yet its actions tell a different story.If MLB applauds ideological messages it prefers while reprimanding expressions of Christian faith, that is not neutral rule enforcement—it is religious… pic.twitter.com/HHJJstlwuz— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 19, 2026“Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an investigative subpoena to MLB, launching a formal probe into whether the league is engaging in religious discrimination by selectively enforcing its uniform rules—punishing Christian players for displaying Bible verses while routinely permitting and even encouraging secular, “social justice,” and ideological messages,” according to a press release.The following records were demanded in his subpoena:All uniform and equipment rules, interpretive guidance, and the specific provisions cited for the June 2026 warnings;Complete enforcement history since 2020 showing every instance of warnings or discipline for markings—versus every instance where markings were permitted without action, including “social justice” expressions, and religious citations;Documents concerning approvals or relaxations of rules for “Permitted Expression” (BLM patches, social justice messages, sponsor logos, etc.) and how MLB distinguishes these from religious expression;Policies on “Pride Night” or themed apparel expectations, any adverse actions against players for their declining to participate, and any consequences tied to religious expression;Internal deliberations on the June 2026 warnings, complaints received, and any compliance analysis with MLB’s anti-discrimination Code;Records for players and personnel at the Rays, Marlins, and fifteen Grapefruit League clubs across Florida.In a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, Uthmeier notes that “MLB has a history of selectively enforcing its rules.”“Players who promote secular messages get a pass, while players who promote religious messages get a reprimand. If this pattern or practice of religious discrimination is true, then it could amount to a de facto League policy, which would violate Florida law,” he writes. “My office will not tolerate religious discrimination against any players in Florida.”“MLB claims its actions are a ‘routine’ warning and had nothing to do with the content of the message. Yet anyone who watches baseball knows these warnings are anything but routine. And content surely matters. MLB regularly allows players to write on their equipment, even if on paper, players are not allowed to do so,” the letter continues.“In 2019, for example, a Cincinnati Reds player wrote on his cap in tribute to a nearby mass shooting. And in 2020, MLB evidently added new, sweeping exceptions to its uniform rules by allowing players to ‘support social justice and diversity and inclusion.’ These policy changes included permitting players to add Black Lives Matter patches to their sleeves. MLB allowed Black Lives Matter to be etched into the pitcher’s mound. The changes also permitted players to use their cleats to display social justice messages and causes. As a final example, in 2021, several pitchers from the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers wrote “51” on their caps to honor a fellow player. Another player wrote on his bat knob, which has now been memorialized in a baseball card.”“MLB therefore appears to applaud—even change its rules for—the ideological beliefs it prefers, but targets players who express religious views the League doesn’t like. The MLB’s apparent history of selective nonenforcement suggests that it applied its uniform rule uniquely against Roupp and the other pitchers simply because they expressed a religious belief,” Uthmeier writes.“Any religious discrimination by MLB occurring in Florida against any of the players on those teams must cease. Because the League’s erratic enforcement of its rules appears discriminatory, my office is issuing the attached subpoena. We look forward to your cooperation.”This is a developing story. The post Florida Attorney General Fires off Subpoena to MLB, Announces Formal Investigation into League’s Religious Discrimination Against Christians appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.