Last week, the MLB (Major Baseball League) officially scolded multiple players on the San Francisco Giants for writing Bible verses on their “pride” themed hats that were part of the team’s uniform for Pride Night.
As Catholics for Catholics reported, MLB chief communications officer Pat Courtney said, “The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.” Later, the MLB clarified that the issue was not the content of the players’ caps, but rather the act of modifying the uniform.
The Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, responded swiftly.
On June 19, his office announced that they were launching an investigation into the MLB for alleged religious discrimination following the events with the Giants players.
“Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an investigative subpoena to MLB,” the statement read, “launching a formal probe into whether the league is engaging in religious discrimination by selectively enforcing its uniform rules—punishing Christian players for displaying Bible verses while routinely permitting and even encouraging secular, ‘social justice,’ and ideological messages.”
🚨 JUST IN: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon just referred a RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION probe into the MLB after they cracked down on players putting Bible verses on their LGBT pride hats
— Gustav O'Neale (@GustavNeale) June 21, 2026
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The attorney general’s office made it clear that they do not believe that the MLB is enforcing the “uniform modification” rule consistently. “MLB has claimed the action violated uniform regulations prohibiting any writing on apparel or equipment ‘regardless of the message’ and that the warnings are ‘consistent with normal practice,’” the statement continues. “Yet the Attorney General’s letter details MLB’s history of approving or overlooking similar modifications for favored causes, including Black Lives Matter sleeve patches, ‘United for Change’ messaging, social justice statements on cleats, etchings on the pitcher’s mound, and other personal or ideological markings.”
Per the Florida Civil Rights Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Uthmeier’s office issued a subpoena instructing the MLB to produce a multitude of documents by July 23, 2026, including internal deliberations on the June 2026 warnings regarding pride-themed uniforms and any complaints received, compliance analysis with MLB’s anti-discrimination Code, and records for players and personnel at the Rays, Marlins, and fifteen Grapefruit League clubs across Florida.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon also announced that her office had referred the matter to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for investigation.
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