Major League Baseball faces backlash after the league warns San Francisco Giants pitchers over Bible verses written on Pride Night caps. During a June 12 game against the Chicago Cubs, pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker wore hats featuring the Giants’ logo in rainbow colors with Bible verses on them, while a fourth pitcher, Sam Hentges, did not wear the Pride-themed cap. Yahoo Sports reports MLB criticized the players for what it said was a violation of league rules related to uniform and themed game expectations, prompting controversy over religious expression. Fox News reports that MLB’s response led some critics, including politicians, to argue the league is targeting religious speech, and that the issue escalated to calls for accountability. In response to the outcry, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred tells Sen. Josh Hawley that the players will not face fines or discipline for the incident. Separately, Yahoo Sports says the U.S. Department of Justice has announced a civil rights investigation into MLB connected to the controversy. The episode is widely discussed as a dispute over uniform policy enforcement, Pride Night branding, and how religious expression is handled.