#baseball-ing

if folks think there's a better way to direct this msg to the team please share. i love being annoying :) and frankly i am pissed!!! off!!!! abt what this indicates abt the clubhouse culture, especially for our hispanic & black players. we should not be prioritizing these shitty bigoted pitchers (and anyone else on the team who refuses to do literally the bare minimum to make this environment safe for marginalized players).

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To whom it may concern,

I am writing to express my immense disappointment that the San Francisco Giants management allowed such a disgusting and blatant display of homophobia during the Pride Night game on June 12th, 2026. I love this team deeply, and my family have been Giants fans for over fifty years, which is why it was so disheartening to see players actively choose not to participate in Pride Night, and in fact specifically include bible quotes on their uniforms that are actively hateful and antagonistic towards the LGBTQ+ community.

The fact that players only did so on Pride Night, and not year round, indicates that they were specifically choosing not to support a community that makes up a large part of the Giants fanbase and the city that hosts this team. I am especially disappointed that this was seemingly endorsed by management and the other players. I cannot imagine the hurt your queer staff members must feel, knowing team management at every level allowed players to very actively signal that this team is not safe for the LGBTQ+ community. 

I hope that the Giants management will do the right thing and issue an apology, and require all players who actively refused to participate in Pride Night activities to learn why their actions are harmful. Wearing a rainbow hat may seem meaningless, but gestures like that influence the culture of the team--and refusing to lift up marginalized communities absolutely influences the culture of the team in a bad way.

I was excited to see this year how the team has embraced its Latinx players and fans with open arms. However, after the decisions made at Pride Night, I am concerned that at all levels the team is unsafe for marginalized staff and fans. I hope you hear the disappointment from those of us that love this team, and change for the better. I know I and many others feel we can no longer support this team personally and financially if the decisions made on Pride Night are not reconciled in some capacity. 

my heart breaks especially for any staff in the organization who now know that they will not be protected. the san francisco giants choosing to uplift bigotry and homophobia rather than proudly supporting all their staff and fans will now ALWAYS be a part of this team's legacy. in the united states now, with trans rights under active attack by our government, THIS is the time to be brave. THIS is the time to tell your players that if they're going to put on a disgusting, bigoted display in front of thousands of their fans that they will sit on the fucking bench.