Emotional MLB broadcaster throws a fit over pitchers wearing Bible verses on hats during Pride Night

Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow is throwing a fit over a group of MLB players putting Bible verses on their hats during Pride Night.

“I think when you’re an actor and you come into this environment, it’s your responsibility to know how sensitive this city is in terms of cultural freedom and religious freedom and how you live your life,” Krukow told KNBR.

“And I think they were in for a rude awakening with the backlash, and it wasn’t just from the gay community; it was coming from the Northern California community that supports the gay community.”

Krukow was referring to Giants pitchers Ryan Walker, Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Sam Hentges.

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The broadcaster later defended the Giants organization, citing the franchise’s long history of supporting the LGBTQ community.

“There’s also an irony because the Giants organization is also being abandoned, and that makes me sad,” Krukow added.

“It made me sad because I saw in 1994 that they were the first team to take the ire of going against public opinion and even engaging with the gay community, and they came out openly and said, ‘We support the gay community. We support it until the day of treatment. We’re going to raise money to fight AIDS. We support the community.’ And they did it with love.”

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote “Genesis 9:12-16” on his Pride Night-themed hat. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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For the record, Krukow had no such issue when Colin Kaepernick disrespected the military community by kneeling during the national anthem in the city of San Francisco.

Elsewhere, MLB threatened to discipline San Francisco Giants players for writing Bible verses on Pride hats. The league says the players’ actions violated its jersey policy, which prohibits “any writing” on jerseys.

“To be clear, this routine verbal warning not to wear hats in future games is not for disciplinary purposes and has absolutely no bearing on the content of the message,” the league said in a statement. The statement was included. “We respect players’ right to freedom of expression. However, writing of any kind along with any message is prohibited under Major League Baseball’s uniform regulations, which state in part that ‘(a) a player may not write, affix, embed, embroider, or otherwise display a nickname or message on clothing or playing equipment…’

Of course, this isn’t entirely true. As OutKick reported earlier this week, MLB previously allowed political messages supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp was warned by MLB after writing a Bible verse on his “Pride Night” hat; It was a move that critics said was at odds with past support for the league’s Black Lives Matter messaging. (Left: (Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images); Right: (Photo: Bob Levey/Getty Images))

Of course, this isn’t entirely true. As OutKick reported earlier this week, MLB previously allowed political messages supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

Simply put, there’s no reason for MLB to hold Pride Nights in 2026, no matter how much people like Mike Krukow might enjoy it. And no player is required to participate in them. The league is amazing.

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Executive Vice President J.D. Vance joked this week about MLB’s warning to Giants players who wear Bible verses on their hats.

“Trump won, we don’t have to do this anymore,” Vance posted on X.

We suspect Mike Krukow is about to throw another fit, this time over Vance’s post.