The attorneys general from Missouri and Florida have reacted strongly to the controversy stirred when Major League Baseball warned three San Francisco Giants players about inscribing a Bible verse on their Pride Night caps, and that reaction includes MLB being served with a subpoena that signals the launch of an official investigation.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched his investigation on Friday by serving MLB with a subpoena to investigate whether it is violating the civil rights of players based on their religious beliefs.The general purpose and scope of Florida's investigation "extend(s) to possible civil rights and deceptive and unfair trade practices violations in matters of employment concerning the business practices, policies, and procedures of Major League Baseball," per the subpoena obtained by Fox News Digital.In a letter from Uthmeier to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, the AG warns that "a pattern or practice of selectively enforcing its rules to benefit favored secular beliefs over disfavored religious beliefs would not only potentially violate Florida civil rights law, but it would also violate the League’s own policies.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FACES BACKLASH FOR ITS STANCE ON CHRISTIANS WRITING BIBLE VERSES ON PRIDE CAPS"And a practice of claiming not to discriminate based on religion while discriminating based on religion could further amount to an unfair or deceptive trade practice in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act."Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks at a news conference in Orlando on July 15, 2025, where he said U.S.Masters Swimming should not allow transgender athletes to compete against women swimmers or face legal action.
Advocates Cassidy Carlisle and Lainey Armistead also attended.(Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service)Uthmeier is particularly troubled by the fact MLB said its warning had nothing to do with the players' religious beliefs but rather was strictly because o...