Comedian Rob Schneider said he will pay for any fines Major League Baseball players face after three San Francisco Giants players were issued warnings for wearing Bible verses on their uniforms during a Pride Night game.
“I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform,” Schneider wrote on X. “@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN.”
Starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relievers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker all wore LGBT-themed Pride Night caps with etched-in references to Genesis 9:12-16 during Friday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. Reliever Sam Hentges did not etch in Bible verses but instead wore the team’s standard colors, black and orange, instead of the pride-themed cap.
“The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations,” Pat Courtney, MLB’s chief communications officer, said in a statement. The league’s rules state a player “may not write, attach, affix, embroider, or otherwise display nicknames or messages on apparel or playing equipment.”
The statement did not specify whether future violations would include fines and said the verbal warning did not include any disciplinary action.
