{"id":2617792,"date":"2026-06-23T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-night-backlash-la-dodgers-pitcher-says-mlb-came-down-on-him-for-charlie-kirk-tribute\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:24:48","slug":"pride-night-backlash-la-dodgers-pitcher-says-mlb-came-down-on-him-for-charlie-kirk-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-night-backlash-la-dodgers-pitcher-says-mlb-came-down-on-him-for-charlie-kirk-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pride Night&#8217; Backlash: LA Dodgers Pitcher Says MLB Came Down on Him for Charlie Kirk Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpride-night-backlash-la-dodgers-pitcher-says-mlb-came-down-on-him-for-charlie-kirk-tribute%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617792&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Blake Treinen, a pitcher for the Los Angeles dodgers, stated that Major League Baseball (MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-hold-back-lebron-james-after-fan-taunts-him-over-receding-hairline\/\" title=\"Officials Hold Back LeBron James After Fan Taunts Him Over \u2018Receding Hairline\u2019\">officials reprimanded<\/a> him last year after he wore a hat honoring conservative leader Charlie kirk, who was murdered. Recently, Treinen discussed the MLB\u2019s overall treatment of Christian players, amid controversy over San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps in protest of the event. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-issues-big-warning-to-giants-pitchers-who-displayed-bible-verses-during-lgbt-pride-night\/\" title=\"... Issues Big Warning to Giants ...s Who Displayed ...s During LGBT &#039;Pride Night&#039;\">league issued warnings<\/a> to players for writing messages on their official apparel, claiming enforcement of uniform rules rather than targeting specific messages. Despite initial threats, MLB later announced no disciplinary actions would be taken against the players involved. Treinen highlighted what he perceives as inconsistent treatment, referencing his own experience of being chastised for paying tribute to Kirk. Other players, such as Ryan thompson, defended the Bible verse messages, emphasizing that the rainbow symbolizes Christian beliefs and not hate or opposition to others. The controversy has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attracted media attention<\/a>, with some viewing it as a clash over free speech and religious expression in sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen said Major League Baseball officials reprimanded him after he honored slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk on his hat last year.<\/p>\n<p>Treinen made the comments to the Los Angeles Times this week during an interview about the MLB\u2019s overall <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/article\/giants-pride-night-cap-controversy-prompts-investigation-into-mlb-for-religious-discrimination-195130855.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treatment of Christian players<\/a> and its recent warning to several San Francisco Giants pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>The players were attacked last week after writing Bible verses on their LGBT \u201cpride night\u201d caps in a silent protest of the event, and now the Justice Department is involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants wore \u201cpride\u201d hats with a rainbow-themed \u201cSF\u201d logo.<\/p>\n<p>Starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relievers J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mlb-issues-big-warning-giants-pitchers-displayed-bible-verses-lgbt-pride-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Bible verse<\/a> on their hats to give the rainbow its proper context.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: At least 4 San Francisco Giants players protested Pride Night on Friday vs Chicago<\/p>\n<p>1. Starting pitcher Landen Roupp wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on his Pride hat<\/p>\n<p>2. Reliever Sam Hentges refused to wear the Pride hat (just like Blake Treinen)<\/p>\n<p>3. Reliever JT Brubaker wrote\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHXPNQog9N\">https:\/\/t.co\/lHXPNQog9N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IwwH4m2gxl\">pic.twitter.com\/IwwH4m2gxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/2065873632426176854?\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Each wrote, \u201cGenesis 9:12-16.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per the league, the issue was not the message of reclaiming the rainbow from the LGBT mob.<\/p>\n<p>League officials said players are prohibited from writing any messages on official playing apparel and gave them all a warning.<\/p>\n<p>Major League Baseball has spent days claiming it just wants to enforce uniform rules while forcing players to celebrate degeneracy, and has since said none of them will be disciplined.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MLB Players Who Wrote Bible Verses On Pride Night Hats Won\u2019t Be Disciplined, Commissioner Says: The response was characterized by Hawley as MLB admitting the league was \u201cwrong to threaten the Giants players over Bible verses\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3VxAswUqx\">https:\/\/t.co\/N3VxAswUqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/2069292185951085018?\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Treinen described to the Los Angeles Times that he experienced similar treatment last year.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2026-06-19\/mlb-giants-pitchers-pride-night-protest-blake-treinen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the outlet he was contacted by the league after paying tribute to Kirk on a game hat.<\/p>\n<p>Treinen said he wanted to honor the father and husband after he was murdered while promoting free speech in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he said, the league stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got chastised by the league when I put Charlie [Kirk]\u2019s name on my hat last year, because a man was murdered in cold blood\u2026 and now these gentlemen who are relievers in San Francisco are getting chastised by the league for putting a Bible verse on their hat. It\u2019s crazy to me,\u201d Treinen told the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson offered his take on the controversy last week when he said that the three Giants players triggered the left because their act was seen as being one of hate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the rainbow means something to him,\u201d Thompson said of Roupp, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/diamondbacks-pitcher-ryan-thompson-defends-giants-players-wrote-bible-verses-pride-night-hats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">D-backs pitcher Ryan Thompson, who is a proclaimed Christian, spoke on the MLB warning SF Giants players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night caps:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a perceived negativity with this stuff. Landen Roupp wrote a verse on his hat that means he\u2019s anti something.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SFFJARW6v6\">pic.twitter.com\/SFFJARW6v6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Niemann (@Blakes_Take2) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Blakes_Take2\/status\/2067072342124343406?\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201dIt means he believes in the Noahic covenant being something that\u2019s special to us as Christians, right? That means that no matter how bad we possibly could be, no matter how much we reject God, that He will never again flood the earth. That\u2019s really cool, that\u2019s really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing negative, there\u2019s no anti, there\u2019s nothing that says that he doesn\u2019t support anything, or that he\u2019s hateful, or anything like that at all,\u201d Thompson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all positive,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all like, man, this is what the rainbow means to me. 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