DOJ launches civil rights inquiry into MLB amid Giants Pride Night hat controversy
TL;DR
The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball following the Giants’ Pride Night hat incident, referring MLB to the EEOC for potential Title VII violations and arguing the case highlights a perceived double standard compared with past support for social-justice messages.
- DOJ opens civil rights probe into MLB after Giants Pride Night hat controversy NBC Bay Area
- Emotional MLB broadcaster throws a fit over pitchers wearing Bible verses on hats during Pride Night Fox News
- That Bible verse San Francisco Giants players wrote on Pride caps does not say what they think it does Yahoo Sports
- Giants players’ Pride Night protest now involves backlash from all sides Los Angeles Times
- SF Giants Opinion: Time to clean house McCovey Chronicles
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