Exclusive | DOJs civil rights chief slams Giants, MLB after launching Pride hat investigation: It doesnt really matter how gay San Francisco is

Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s civil rights chief, offered a scorching critique of Major League Baseball and the San Francisco Giants for what she called a “double standard” toward religious expression — as federal officials investigate whether Christian players were pressured to wear Pride-themed hats.“It doesn’t really matter how gay San Francisco is — these workers have rights,” Dhillon told The Post in an exclusive interview Friday. “They have a right to not be forced into a situation like this.

They have a right to seek a religious accommodation.”The investigation follows the Giants’ June 12 Pride Night at Oracle Park, when four pitchers protested the team’s rainbow-themed hats.Relievers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their ballcaps, while pitcher Sam Hentges chose not to wear the hat at all.Days later, MLB spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed the players had received a warning, saying the writing on the caps violated league uniform rules and that players had been cautioned against future violations.Dhillon said the Justice Department referred the matter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has primary authority over private-sector workplace discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.“They do not mind when players are putting messages that the woke left approves of onto their uniforms,” Dhillon said. “They don’t mind when players are taking a knee and exhibiting all kinds of stuff on the job, but when people are pushing back on being forced to promote a sexual practice that is against their religion, they’re threatening them.”The league later clarified that the warning was “not disciplinary” and “had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message,” noting that MLB’s uniform regulations prohibit players from writing any messages on apparel or equipment and that similar warnings have been issued for personal messages such as “...