Giants’ pitchers give explosive tell-all interview about MLB’s biggest scandal — and how staff and the league betrayed them

ATLANTA — Ryan Walker is accustomed to getting messages from upset fans after poor performances on the mound. This is the first he’s ever heard about his sartorial choices.

And the feedback has been flowing fast and furious.

“Lots of ‘bigot’ comments,” Walker told The California Post. “There’s been some good ones too mixed in there. It was expected.”

None of the four pitchers — Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker, Sam Hentges and Walker — who protested in various forms during the Giants’ annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration last week, however, expected to draw this level of attention.

“It was just one of those things where we’ve seen other baseball players do it, so we went along with it,” said reliever J.T. Brubaker, who along with Walker and starter Landen Roupp displayed their objections over their faith by inscribing versions of the bible verse Genesis 9:12-16 on their caps alongside the rainbow logo the team has worn for the annual game since 2021.
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