5 glaring reasons why major league baseball should immediately stop celebrating Pride Night

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• The US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their hats during the team’s Pride Night.

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• "The gay community has had to deal with issues, as the black community, as any minority community has had to." The announcer championed the Giants organization's long history of supporting gay people, which he said dated back to 1994 when it raise money for AIDS research.

  according to The Blaze

• Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy.

  according to The Guardian — International Edition

• In 2022, several members of the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear the team’s rainbow-themed logos in “faith-based decisions”.

  according to The Guardian — International Edition

• Dhillon, who lived in San Francisco for nearly 25 years before joining the Trump administration, said the city’s prominent LGBTQ+ culture does not change employers’ legal obligations.

  according to New York Post — News

• The 74-year-old announcer made plenty more partisan comments during his radio appearance, saying the "ethnicity" and "freedom" of San Francisco is what makes the city great.

  according to The Blaze

• AP Photo/Scott Marshall San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Walker was one of three players to write Bible passage on his hat last week.

  according to New York Post — News

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• These games are divisive and alienates players and millions of fans.

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