Mon Jun 6, 2022 – 2:36 pm EDTMon Jun 6, 2022 – 2:46 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Five Tampa Bay Rays pitchers declined to wear rainbow-themed insignias on their hats and jerseys during the team’s “Pride Night” celebration on Saturday, citing their Christian faith.
The five pitchers —Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs, and Ryan Thompson— took a stand against the pressure being exerted within all major league sports to “celebrate” and “welcome” sodomy and gender confusion during the month of June.
Today, we wear our #Pride on our sleeves pic.twitter.com/bcOLJNhx6Y
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 4, 2022
The Rays’ management went so far as to post the team’s starting lineup in the colors of the gay rainbow flag and the pastel-hued trans flag just before the start of Saturday’s game.
We line up with a little extra #Pride tonight pic.twitter.com/mjGZqTPEIX
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 4, 2022
Pitcher Jason Adams said the reason for declining the homosexual and trans themed emblems came down to faith.
“So, it’s a hard decision. Because ultimately, we all
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