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Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday demanding answers after the league issued a warning to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote a Bible passage on their caps for the team\u2019s LGBTQ Pride night on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Hawley, a Missouri Republican, expressed concerns about the players\u2019 limited freedom of expression in a 700-word letter to MLB\u2019s chief decision-maker.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must answer,\u201d Mr. Hawley wrote, \u201cfor what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within MLB against baseball players who profess their Christian faith. \u2026 The freedom to live out one\u2019s faith does not end at the ballpark gate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants pitchers \u2014 starter Landen Roupp and relievers J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker \u2014 wrote \u201cGen 9:12-16\u201d on their hats. The associated Bible verse refers to the Book of Genesis, where God describes the rainbow as a \u201csign of the covenant\u201d between God and the Earth and promises not to flood the world again.<\/p>\n

The players were not suspended or issued any financial punishment for the act. MLB officials called the warnings \u201croutine,\u201d noting that the league has issued similar guidance for players who have written messages to family members on their hats.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear, this routine verbal warning not to wear the hat in future games is not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message,\u201d MLB said in a statement. \u201cWe respect players\u2019 right to free expression. However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n

The explanation did not assuage the concerns of Mr. Hawley and other MLB critics, who pointed to the league\u2019s actions during the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. MLB officials let players to wear official \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d and \u201cUnited for Change\u201d patches on their jerseys. \u201cBLM\u201d was also stenciled onto mounds at MLB ballparks.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[MLB] suspended its own equipment rules so that players could display progressive political slogans on their cleats. The league went beyond tolerating speech \u2014 it designed speech, promoted speech, and shoehorned social and political messages into the game broadcast to millions of Americans,\u201d Mr. Hawley wrote. \u201cYet when three players added a handful of characters citing the Book of Genesis to their caps, the league reached for its rulebook.\u201d<\/p>\n

He requested a thorough explanation of the league\u2019s rules on player expression, the policy on LGBTQ Pride expectations and a list of past warnings for players who wrote messages on their uniforms.<\/p>\n

The senator was not the only politician frustrated by MLB\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump won,\u201d Vice President J.D. Vance wrote on social media. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to do this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Manfred has not publicly responded to Mr. Hawley\u2019s letter, which requested an answer by Friday.<\/p>\n

MLB is the only major professional league that enjoys an exemption from federal antitrust laws. Mr. Hawley implied that the league could face more scrutiny based on its recent actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cA league that benefits from such an extraordinary dispensation owes the public a corresponding measure of accountability, and it invites the closest scrutiny when it appears to wield its market power to punish Americans for their beliefs,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThat exemption, in any event, has never been understood to shield the league from its legal obligation not to discriminate against its employees on the basis of religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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