Vance Slams MLB Warning Over Giants Bible Verse Caps

JD Vance says Major League Baseball doesn't need to play by old rules anymore. The vice president weighed in after MLB issued a warning to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote "Gen 9:12-16" on their rainbow-logo caps during the team's Pride Night game on Friday, Fox News reports. "Trump won we don't have to do this anymore," Vance posted on X, without elaborating.

• Giants pitcher Landen Roupp told reporters the verse, about God's covenant symbolized by a rainbow, reflected his faith, not hostility toward anyone. The warning triggered pushback online: Actor Rob Schneider offered to cover any fines for players displaying Bible verses, while Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier appeared to threaten legal action, telling the league, "You'll be hearing from my office soon."

• In a statement, MLB's communications office said it respects players' right to free expression and the "routine verbal warning not to wear the hat in future games is not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message," SFGate reports. The league said players aren't allowed to write messages of any kind on apparel, adding, "We have given the same warning numerous times in the past to players for messages such as 'Dad,' 'Happy Mother's Day,' 'I Love Mom,' and names of family members."
• Sportscaster Mike Kudrow, a former MLB pitcher who has a gay son, tells the San Francisco Chronicle that while he thinks players have the right to say and believe whatever they want, they should take a "broader look" at the city' they're playing in. "What makes San Francisco so great is the acceptance of others—ethnicities, opinions, cultures—and that extends to the gay community," he says. "I would just hope they would understand the demographic of San Francisco and respect people for who they are. What you do to your uniform, that has weight to it. You can offend people. And why would you do that?"