San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp (left), Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (right)

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier blasted Major League Baseball on Tuesday morning after Commissioner Robert Manfred doubled down on its restriction of faith messages on team uniforms. 

Uthmeier announced a formal probe into the MLB and issued a subpoena last week after San Francisco Giants pitchers were threatened for wearing Bible verses on their Pride Night hats. The MLB is also under investigation by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred responded to a letter from Senator Josh Hawley, saying that “the players were neither fined nor disciplined, nor will they ever be.”

Hawley celebrated a win, falsely claiming Manfred “admits they were wrong to threaten the Giants players over Bible verses and promises never to fine or discipline these players – or any players for their religious beliefs.” But he ignored what Manfred actually wrote.

There was no mea culpa. Instead, he blamed a “lapse in communication” for the players wearing Bible verses on their hats, while still maintaining it was a violation of MLB rules. Manfred said, “The players were neither fined nor disciplined, nor will they ever be,” with reference to the one incident.

However, he made it clear that they will be punished for taking future stands, while admitting that the MLB engages in content-based restrictions on speech, permitting exceptions to its rules for pro-gay-pride alterations to uniforms but drawing a line at faith-based alterations.

While clubs are “permitted to” host “faith/religious-related games,” they may not “utilize special uniforms/equipment for such games,” Manfred said. But when it comes to Pride Night games, a special exception is made to show “appreciation and support” for the LGBTQ community.

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Fox News and conservative commentators are also falsely presenting this as a win, claiming that MLB "backtracked."

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That's far from the truth, however. The MLB blatantly admitted that it will persecute those who worship God but favor those who worship pride.

Uthmeier, who is apparently the only Republican willing to call balls and strikes, wasn't pleased with the MLB's "non-apology."

"Our investigation into MLB will continue," he wrote on X this morning. "MLB thinks it can sweep this under the rug with a non-apology. Any sign of Christian viewpoint discrimination will be rooted out."

Our investigation into MLB will continue.

MLB thinks it can sweep this under the rug with a non-apology. Any sign of Christian viewpoint discrimination will be rooted out. https://t.co/pxGeYRiX4i

— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 23, 2026

This is a developing story. 

Jordan Conradson Jordan Conradson is The Gateway Pundit's White House correspondent. Jordan has played a critical role in exposing fraud and corruption in Arizona's elections and elected officials. His reporting on election crimes in Maricopa County led to the resignation of one election official, and he was later banned from the Maricopa County press room for his courage in pursuit of the truth. TGP and Jordan finally gained access after suing Maricopa County, America's fourth largest county, and winning at the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Conradson looks forward to bringing his aggressive style of journalism to the Swamp.

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