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MLB accused of ‘double standard’ after calling out players’ Bible messages despite backing BLM in 2020
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is facing mounting backlash over threatening to discipline San Francisco Giants players for inscribing Bible verses on their Pride hats — a move critics say reflects the league’s growing embrace of progressive social causes at odds with its fan base.
MLB said the players’ actions violated its uniform policy, which prohibits «writing of any kind» on uniforms, despite the league previously allowing political messages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The league’s warning came after three Giants players — Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker — wrote a passage from Genesis 9 on the franchise’s «Pride Night» caps. The verses in white lettering detailed the Christian understanding of the rainbow as a covenant between God and every living creature after the worldwide flood described in the first book of the Bible.
GOP lawmakers, including Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., are demanding answers, citing a «pattern of discrimination» against Christian players in the league.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a joint Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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«The freedom to live out one’s faith does not end at the ballpark gate,» Hawley wrote in a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred on Tuesday.
The three Giants players have not yet been fined or punished by the league. But if the league decides to pursue disciplinary action, Hawley said in an interview with «The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show» Wednesday that he would subpoena Manfred to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and examine the league’s antitrust exemption.
Hawley argued that the league’s enforcement of its uniform policy during the «Pride Night» episode stands in sharp contrast to its encouragement of players to embrace the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
That year, several franchises in the league inscribed pitcher’s mounds and jersey patches with messages stating «Black Lives Matter» and «United For Change.»
Hawley also noted the league suspended its own uniform rules, allowing players to write progressive social messages on their cleats.
The league’s account also tweeted a picture of Giants players kneeling for the national anthem and endorsed the move with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.
«While they bent over backwards for BLM messaging in 2020, they’re cracking down on religious freedom in 2026,» Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, wrote on social media Wednesday. «This isn’t neutrality, it’s political discrimination against faith.»
«Americans see the double standard,» he added.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp was warned by MLB after writing a Bible verse on a «Pride Night» cap, a move critics contrasted with the league’s past support for Black Lives Matter messaging. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images; Right: Bob Levey/Getty Images)
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In 2021, the league pulled the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft out of Atlanta, Ga., in protest of a Republican voting law. The measure enacted new restrictions on mail-in voting, which Democrats argued would make it harder for Black Georgians to vote.
Former President Joe Biden and former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams endorsed the league’s decision.
Hawley also pointed to a recent scandal involving a Washington Nationals executive alleging that anti-Christian discrimination in the league is not an «isolated incident.»
Washington Nationals Director of Community Relations Sean Hudson said the franchise did not include pitcher Trevor Williams in certain social media promotions over his religious objections to the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring a drag group that satirizes Christianity at its 2023 «Pride Night.»
«That executive has since been fired, but not before the anti-Christian bigotry was exposed,» Hawley said, adding that the league «needs to course correct immediately.»
«MLB has a sweetheart deal from the federal government,» he said. «They play by different rules than any other business in America. But now MLB is using its power to target Christians and trample free speech. It’s anti-American.»
MLB did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. speaks during the MLB and Dominican Baseball Federation announcement at the 2025 Winter Meetings in Orlando on Dec. 8, 2025. (Mary Holt/WBCI/MLB Photos)
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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon has also warned the league that it risks litigation if it moves to punish outspoken Christian players.
«Time to lawyer up!» she wrote on social media Tuesday.
Fox News’ Ian Miller and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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Rusia lanzó una tercera oleada de misiles balísticos contra Kiev en menos de una semana: al menos 11 heridos
Al menos 11 personas, incluido un niño, resultaron heridos en Kiev tras un nuevo ataque ruso contra la capital. Es la tercera vez en la semana que Moscú ataca deliberadamente la capital del país. El alcalde, Vitali Klitschko, señaló que cuatro de las víctimas están hospitalizadas en centros sanitarios de la ciudad. Las demás fueron atendidas en el lugar por los médicos.
Las autoridades registraron impactos e incendios en los distritos de Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi y Dniprovskyi. En Solomianskyi, un incendio se desató tras el impacto en un edificio de oficinas y almacenes de tres plantas. El Servicio Estatal de Emergencias de Ucrania informó horas más tarde que el fuego fue extinguido. Además, una locomotora ferroviaria resultó dañada por la onda expansiva. En Darnytskyi, un proyectil impactó en la calzada, provocó el incendio de un cuadro de control de semáforos y la explosión de ventanas en edificios residenciales cercanos. Dniprovskyi sufrió un incendio en la zona de edificios no residenciales
“El enemigo está atacando la capital con misiles. ¡Por favor, permanezcan en lugares seguros!”, informó durante la madrugada de este domingo (horario local) el jefe de la administración militar, Tymur Tkachenko, vía redes sociales antes del primer estruendo que generó pánico entre los habitantes de Kiev.
Los periodistas en la ciudad reportaron al menos cinco explosiones, luego de que las autoridades advirtieran sobre el ataque. Las sirenas de alarma aérea comenzaron a sonar minutos después de la primera detonación, de acuerdo con los testigos.
“En el distrito de Dnipro, estamos registrando las consecuencias del ataque. Un edificio civil no residencial resultó dañado en el distrito de Svyatoshyn como consecuencia del ataque. Estamos esclareciendo los detalles”, agregó Tkachenko en otro mensaje.
El pasado 8 de julio, tropas rusas atacaron los distritos de Svyatoshynskyi y Desnyanskyi en Kiev utilizando drones y misiles. Como resultado, tres personas murieron y 16 resultaron heridas.
En medio de los ataques casi diarios del Kremlin, Ucrania creará un comando de “impacto de largo alcance” dentro de sus fuerzas armadas, según anunció el presidente Volodimir Zelensky, en momentos en que la campaña de Kiev contra la infraestructura energética y logística rusa obligó a Moscú a prohibir exportaciones de diésel y restringir el transporte marítimo cerca del mar de Azov, que conecta con el mar Negro.
Desde hace meses, drones de ataque ucranianos golpean infraestructuras energéticas clave a miles de kilómetros dentro de Rusia, en una estrategia que Kiev presenta como sanciones de largo alcance contra el principal financiador del presupuesto estatal ruso. En las últimas semanas, Ucrania reportó ataques casi diarios, y las autoridades insisten en que consideran legítimo llevar la guerra al territorio ruso, más de cuatro años después del inicio de la invasión a gran escala.
“Hoy firmé un decreto que establece un comando especial dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas, un comando destinado a tener un impacto a largo plazo y, en efecto, global sobre Rusia en respuesta a esta guerra”, anunció Zelensky en su mensaje vespertino a la nación.
Cabe subrayar que al menos 265 civiles murieron y 1.816 personas resultaron heridas en Ucrania durante junio a causa de los ataques lanzados por el Kremlin, según informó el jueves Naciones Unidas. Esta cifra constituye el mayor número combinado de víctimas civiles en un solo mes desde las primeras etapas de la invasión a gran escala iniciada por Moscú en febrero de 2022.
La advertencia fue presentada ante el Consejo de Seguridad por la secretaria general adjunta de la ONU para Asuntos Políticos, Rosemary DiCarlo, quien señaló que los datos de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) muestran un aumento sostenido del impacto de la guerra sobre la población civil.
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Mexico vows US will pay after ICE fatally shoots illegal migrant who allegedly attempted to ram agent with car
Mexico questions FBI role in Sinaloa Cartel abduction
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum strongly criticizes the U.S. government for its alleged involvement in the 2024 abduction of former Sinaloa Cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ Zambada. Sheinbaum explicitly states the U.S. lied about its participation, claiming a violation of Mexican sovereignty. This incident raises serious questions about diplomatic relations between the two nations and American intervention in Mexico.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to pursue «significant legal measures» against the United States after a Mexican national was fatally shot during an ICE operation in Texas.
Mexican officials counted 17 cases of Mexican nationals who have died in U.S. immigration custody, while Sheinbaum focused on Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an illegal migrant who has lived in the United States for decades.
DHS officials claimed Araujo was the subject of an ICE arrest operation when an agent shot him in self-defense because he allegedly ignored orders and allegedly attempted to ram the agent.
ICE SAYS OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO TRIED TO RAM HIM WITH CAR IN HOUSTON
During Sheinbaum’s daily «Mañanera del Pueblo» press availability in Mexico City, she laid out her planned escalation of objections against U.S. immigration enforcement’s behavior.
«Our goal is to go beyond diplomatic notes and the representations we made to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. We cannot tolerate the mistreatment of our fellow citizens, our brothers and sisters, in the United States. So, we are proposing further measures,» Sheinbaum said in Spanish.
Sheinbaum said the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present the measures to Washington, and commented on Araujo’s death.
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Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, left, listens to President Donald Trump, right. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
«This occurred in the context of detention, even though their only offense was lacking documentation — and this despite having been hired by a U.S. company.»
She said the U.S. has no reason to hold people like Araujo in detention or allegedly «subject [them] to violence.»
«We are therefore preparing, obviously, more significant legal measures.»
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On Thursday, Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco said he is requesting criminal charges be brought in connection with the 17 Mexican nationals who died in U.S. custody, according to the AP, which reported the requests will be sent to the Justice Department and various state attorneys general.
Multiple reports suggested Sheinbaum’s demands would have no legal effect in U.S. courts.
Mexico City has claimed 14 of the 17 died in custody while three have been killed during active DHS operations, according to the outlet.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department and DHS for comment. The White House directed Fox News Digital to DHS.
Araujo, 52, was reportedly transporting workers to a jobsite for a homebuilding company in the Magnolia Park section of Houston.
As critics disputed the government’s recounting of events, objections arose over the lack of bodycams on the agents on-scene.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is seen. (Daniel Cardenas/Getty Images)
A DHS spokesperson defended the agents, telling Fox News they had not been issued body-worn cameras because of the repercussions of the Democrat-backed agency shutdown earlier this year.
«The process of purchasing and issuing body-worn cameras to all of our ICE field offices was interrupted by the Democrats multiple government shutdowns. Body cameras have been deployed to more than half the field offices, with the remaining half to receive them in the next 60 days,» a spokesperson said, while noting a 1,300% increase in assaults against agents during the same period.
Meanwhile, advocacy group Voto Latino condemned the Araujo incident, saying that the Mexican national should still be alive.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, speaks with President Donald J. Trump, right. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
«His story is the embodiment of what it means to seek the American Dream — the same dream that drives so many of us to call this nation home. Lorenzo called the United States home for nearly 35 years, and his family deserves immediate answers that come from a completely independent process, not from the very agency that upended their lives,» Voto Latino executive director Beatriz Lopez said in a statement, which also called for Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s resignation.
Asked about Sheinbaum’s warning, an ICE spokesperson defended the agency and the accounting of events depicting Araujo as trying to hit an agent.
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«[He] refused to follow multiple verbal commands, and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense,» the spokesperson said.
«DHS-OIG is leading an investigation into the agent-involved shooting. FBI Houston is leading an investigation into the potential assault on a federal law enforcement officer. This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available.»
Fox News’ Brooke Taylor and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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