That's a big title to hold, but this organization may just be the leader in the clubhouse at the moment.Bravo!Nearly two weeks after the Pride night controversy erupted after four pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, the team is still grappling with the fallout.
Everyone is mad.Everyone is playing the blame game.Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball are blaming the Giants for not properly communicating to the team that the Pride hats were optional.A special logo for Pride Night is displayed at Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 12, 2026.
(Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images)Sen.Josh Hawley is mad at Manfred.
So much so that the Missouri senator penned a letter to Manfred over religious discrimination, and the DOJ has since launched an investigation.The left is mad.The right is mad.
MLB is mad.The Giants are mad.Meanwhile, Buster Posey — the longtime catcher and current president of baseball operations — has remained silent.He spoke to reporters earlier this week from the dugout, and refused to answer any non-baseball questions after opening up the session with a prepared statement.
The optics weren't great.It was odd.Apparently, it went so poorly in the eyes of the Giants, that they yanked Posey from a scheduled radio interview on Thursday, and instead had CEO Larry Baer fill in.Naturally, the longtime San Fran exec spent nearly three minutes virtue-signaling his tail off and catering to a fanbase he claims is outraged by the events of that night:How about THAT for some serious word-salad? Kamala Harris would be proud."This ownership group has been really involved in supporting the LGBTQ community.
It’s strong and unwavering for over 30 years now," he said before launching into a history lesson about how human rights have been a "North Star" in the organization for three decades.Seems odd to make inclusivity a north star over ...winning baseball games ...
but whatever.Semantics!Larry Baer, CEO of the San Francisco Giants, looks ...