Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred tells Sen. Josh Hawley that the San Francisco Giants are responsible for a Pride Night controversy due to “inadequate” communication. Multiple outlets report that Manfred’s comments come in a letter to Hawley about an incident involving Giants players and Pride-related hats earlier this month.
According to the reports, four Giants players protested during the team’s annual Pride Night celebration by wearing or writing messages on hats with religious references. The outlets say MLB does not punish or fine the players in response to the incident. The focus of Manfred’s letter, as characterized by the sources, is how the Giants communicated—or failed to communicate—regarding the situation.
Breitbart and other outlets report that MLB’s explanation centers on the team’s communication rather than league discipline. The Athletic and The Independent describe Manfred’s assessment in the context of the hat messages and the Pride Night uproar. Yahoo Sports and the New York Post similarly report that Manfred wrote that no punishment or fine was imposed on the four players.
