A pledge was issued Monday by iconic comedian Rob Schneider to pay out any potential fines from MLB against San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night hats, branding the league as “anti-Christian” following its warning to the players.
“I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform,” wrote Schneider on Twitter. “@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN.” (RELATED: MLB Issues Warning To San Francisco Giants Pitchers For Having Bible Verses On Hats Meant For Pride Night: REPORT)
The warning was issued by Major League Baseball following pitchers Landen Roupp, Ryan Walker and JT Brubaker writing Bible verses on their hats for the Giants’ Pride Night game Friday, which saw them square off against the Chicago Cubs. In a statement, MLB’s chief communications officer Pat Courtney said that “the writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.”
As of right now, MLB hasn’t fined the three Giants pitchers. The preemptive pledge from Schneider was posted following the league’s warning.
I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN https://t.co/miAT89eXJu
— Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 (@RobSchneider) June 16, 2026
Each player had “Gen 9:12-16” featured on their hats, which references Genesis 9:12-16 where God established a covenant with humans following the flood in the Bible, implementing the rainbow as the sign. Sam Hentges, a relief pitcher for the Giants, made the decision to sport the franchise’s standard hat instead of the rainbow-themed edition for Pride Night.
Talking with the media following the contest, Roupp stated that the Bible verses weren’t meant to be any kind of attack.
“It’s just about God’s covenant and a promise that he makes to us — his faithfulness and his mercy,” said Roupp, per Sports Illustrated. “That’s just kind of something I believe in, and I stand firm in that.”
“The San Francisco Giants are proud to support Pride Night and the LGBTQ+ community. Baseball should be a place where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued. We also respect that individuals may make personal choices about participating in team activations. We understand that the choices by individual players have caused pain and anger to many in the LGBTQ+ community and we are sorry for that,” said the Giants in an official statement the next day, per the Washington Times.