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Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw becomes viral on social media after proving to wear a hat with a Bible passage written on the front under the organization’s Pride Night Celebration.
Kershaw wore a dodgers hat with a rainbow-colored team logo during Friday’s match against San Francisco Giants.
Screenshots of the broadcast shared on social media showed that the message “Gen 9: 12-16” was also written on the front, apparently with reference to Genesis 9: 12-16.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against the New York Mets during the fifth round at Dodger Stadium June 3, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imag- Pictures)
The passage, which refers to the covenant of God with Noah, points to the rainbow as a sign of this promise.
Dodgers did not immediately respond to Pakinomist Digital’s request for comment.
Kershaw in particular protested the organization’s decision in 2023 To honor the sisters to eternal indulgence Before the team’s Pride Night game that season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner said his resistance was based solely on the group’s mockery of Christianity.
“I do not agree to make fun of the religions of others,” Said Kershaw. “It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think so, no matter what religion you are, you have to make fun of someone else’s religion. So it’s something I certainly don’t agree with.”
Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw responds to the New York Mets during the first lap at Dodger Stadium June 3, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imag- Pictures)
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Kershaw said at the time his question was specifically with the group and that he had no intention of boycotting Pride Night.
“This has nothing to do with the LGBTQ community or pride or something similar,” Kershaw told the Los Angeles Times. “This is simply a group that made fun of a religion that I do not agree with.”
Friday marked Dodgers ’12. Annual Pride Night event.
People play a kickball game in the middle field before a game between San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers during the 12th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium 13 June 2025 in Los Angeles. (Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
Not long after returning in 2023, Dodgers announced that they would also host Christian faith and family day for the first time since 2019.
