San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp wrote “Gen 9:12-16” on his Pride Night hatUS Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has opened a Congressional investigation into Major League Baseball as the league faces growing backlash over its threat to discipline Christian players who wore Bible verses on their uniforms during a Pride Night game. This comes after the MLB issued warnings to Christian ballplayers from the San Francisco Giants club for wearing verses from the book of Genesis. 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.Roupp, who started on the mound with “Gen 9:12-16” written right next to the Giants logo on the special edition pride hat, spoke to reporters after the game, saying 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.WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v797my6","div":"rumble_v797my6"});In a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, Hawley points to recent undercover reporting by James O’Keefe, showing the Washington Nationals’ Director of Community Relations, Sean Hudson, admitting to religious discrimination against Christian pitcher Trevor Williams. “You must answer for what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within MLB against baseball players who profess their Christian faith,” Hawley wrote.Hawley further questioned the MLB’s claims that the warning was not viewpoint-based and that “writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball’s uniform regulations.”“MLB has said this is a content-neutral policy and that MLB ‘respect[s] players’ right to free expression.’ But this is dubious, given that MLB is openly promoting a political viewpoint and possibly compelling adherence to that viewpoint,” Hawley wrote.“The league’s claim that it merely forbids ‘writing of any kind’ on its uniforms does not survive a cursory review of the league’s recent history. In 2020, MLB itself turned its uniforms and its fields into a billboard for political and social messages. It created jersey patches reading ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘United for Change.’ It authorized ‘BLM’ to be stenciled onto pitching mounds. And it suspended its own equipment rules so that players could display progressive political slogans on their cleats. The league went beyond tolerating speech — it designed speech, promoted speech, and shoehorned social and political messages into the game broadcast to millions of Americans. Yet when three players added a handful of characters citing the Book of Genesis to their caps, the league reached for its rulebook.”Hawley further requested the following documents from the MLB:1. A complete copy of the uniform regulation under which the Giants pitchers were warned, together with any internal guidance governing writing, markings, or symbols on player apparel and equipment.2. A list of every instance over the past five seasons in which the league warned, fined, or otherwise disciplined a player or club under that regulation, identifying in each case the message at issue and the action the league took.3. Any league or club policy, communication, or practice concerning the inclusion or exclusion of players from team-controlled media or promotion on the basis of their religious expression or beliefs.4. Any policy, directive, or expectation-formal or informal-governing whether players are required, encouraged, or expected to wear Pride Night caps, jerseys, or other themed apparel, and whether a player who declines to do so faces any consequence beyond the league’s written rules, including in playing time, roster or assignment decisions, club media and promotion, or standing within the organization.5. All approvals, authorizations, or directives by which the league created, permitted, or arranged the display of “Black Lives Matter,” “United for Change,” or comparable messaging on jerseys, mounds, or equipment, and any guidance by which the league relaxed its equipment rules to allow players to display social or political messages.Hawley shared his letter on X, writing,What does MLB think it’s doing penalizing players for their Christian faith?They owe us some answers. Right now.What does MLB think it’s doing penalizing players for their Christian faith?They owe us some answers. Right now. pic.twitter.com/yDPmjC6SMZ— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) June 16, 2026Various others on the right criticized the move by Major League Baseball.Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway threatened that her state, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, will take action against the MLB if they continue to “discriminate against players for their faith.”Missouri law prohibits discrimination based on religious beliefs.My office is demanding that @MLB not discriminate against players for their faith. If MLB refuses to comply, we will take action. https://t.co/lnfaYbuxMJ— Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway (@AGCHanaway) June 16, 2026Attorney General James Uthmeier of Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins, put the MLB on notice, writing, “You’ll be hearing from my office soon.”Do you practice religious discrimination in Florida, @MLB?You’ll be hearing from my office soon. https://t.co/znUcRXH8p6— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 16, 2026Outkick Sports founder Clay Travis slammed the MLB’s hypocrisy, calling for the league to “stop pride nights,” arguing it’s “counterproductive.”So you can be forced to wear a uniform with a values statement you disagree with in MLB, but you aren’t allowed to state your disagreement with the values? The clear solution here is just wear normal uniforms and stop pride nights. It’s counterproductive at this point. https://t.co/RK6QNx9Egv— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 16, 2026Actor and comedian Rob Schneider declared that he would pay the fines for any Christian player who wears a Bible verse, slamming the MLB as “ANTI-CHRISTIAN.”I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN https://t.co/miAT89eXJu— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) June 16, 2026In an interview with Fox’s Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday, Schneider went off on the MLB, slamming its hypocrisy in forcing players to submit to the demonic Pride Month rituals but not allowing Christian players to express their religion.“Why are they trying to make baseball gay?” the Benchwarmers star said. “We have enough gay sports. We have the WNBA. We have figure skating. I mean, cornhole is on ESNP!”WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v7984dc","div":"rumble_v7984dc"});READ MORE:JUST IN: San Francisco Giants Pitchers Warned by MLB for Writing Bible Verses on Pride Caps – Vance Responds!/*! 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