Three-time Team USA Olympic softball gold medalist Leah Amico says she believes she would have written a Bible verse on a Pride Night cap if she had been made to wear one in a game."I believe I would," Amico told Fox News Digital when asked if she'd write a Bible verse on the cap."I believe that in some ways I feel like it would be similar to saying everybody should have to wear a cross on their jersey, but I would never expect that with my teammates that don’t believe the same thing," she added of the players having to wear the Pride-themed caps.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSoftball player Leah O'Brien-Amico poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit at the Marriott Marquis in New York, N.Y., on May 15, 2004.(Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)The comments from Amico, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball and a three-time NCAA national champion at Arizona, came after Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps during San Francisco’s June 12 game at Oracle Park.Roupp wrote "Gen 9:12-16" on his cap, with part of the Bible reference overlapping the rainbow-colored "SF" logo used for the team’s Pride Night uniform.
The passage refers to the rainbow as a sign of God’s covenant.MLB later issued a warning, saying the issue was not the content of the message but that writing of any kind on uniforms violates league rules.Amico said she viewed the players’ decision as a statement of religious conviction rather than hostility."Of course, as a fellow Christian, I thought it was a bold statement for them to be able to say, ‘Hey, I have a belief that is different than the reason that I’m being asked to wear this symbol,’" Amico said.
"I support that freedom to be able to have religious freedom in a way, to share their values, at a time where athletes are being asked to then partake in something that maybe goes against their value system."The Giants’ Pride Night ca...