{"id":361921,"date":"2026-06-15T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/361921\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:07:47","slug":"san-francisco-giants-player-puts-bible-verse-on-pride-night-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/361921\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants player puts Bible verse on pride night cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ryan Foley<\/a>, Christian Post Reporter Monday, June 15, 2026\"GiantsGiants pitcher Landen Roupp speaks to reporters following San Francisco\u2019s 5-1 loss against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park on June 12, 2026. A reporter was critical of Roupp for speaking about the Bible in June, which some LGBT activists recognize as so-called pride month to promote homosexuality and transsexuality. | YouTube\/NBC Sports Bay Area & California <\/p>\n

A San Francisco Giants player displayed a Bible passage describing God’s covenant with humanity and the rainbow’s actual meaning on his baseball cap during the team\u2019s annual LGBT pride night. Other players on the team also protested the promotion of LGBT ideology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters<\/a> after the Giants’ game against the Chicago Cubs, pitcher Landen Roupp acknowledged that he wrote a reference to Genesis 9:12-16<\/a> on his cap during the team’s pride night on Friday.<\/p>\n

As part of LGBT pride night, most Giants players wore caps featuring the team’s logo in rainbow colors associated with the LGBT movement. Roupp’s cap included a reference to Genesis 9:12-16, a passage describing God’s covenant with humanity following the flood.<\/p>\n

Roupp said the passage speaks about “God’s covenant” and “a promise that He makes to us” that demonstrates “His faithfulness and His mercy.”<\/p>\n

Genesis 9:12-16<\/a> states: “And God said, \u2018This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.'”<\/p>\n

Roupp said the verses are ones \u201cI believe in,\u201d adding, \u201cI stand firm in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also expressed gratitude that \u201cwe live in a country where … we have the freedom to believe what we want.”<\/p>\n

When asked \u201cwhy was it important to make that known tonight,\u201d Roupp pointed to the Bible verse and the teaching that \u201cthe rainbow is a symbol of God\u2019s covenant \u2026 to us.\u201d He stressed that \u201cthere\u2019s no hate at all,\u201d citing the scripture passage as reflective of \u201cwhat I stand for and what I stand in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roupp also responded to a question asking about the potential for members of the LGBT community to see the reference to the Bible verse as \u201chateful\u201d and \u201cderogatory\u201d by stating that he would \u201cpush them to read the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proclaiming that \u201cGod has blessed me in so many ways,\u201d Roupp expressed confidence that \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d be here right now if it wasn\u2019t for Him.\u201d He concluded by reiterating his gratitude to God for putting him in \u201cthis situation\u201d and giving him the opportunity to \u201cshare His Kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roupp\u2019s Christian faith is featured prominently on his social media, with the biography on his Instagram profile<\/a> including a reference to Philippians 4:13<\/a>. The Bible verse says \u201cI can do all this through him who gives me strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christian sports commentator Jon Root, who watched Friday\u2019s game, noted in a social media post <\/a>Saturday that \u201cAt least 4 San Francisco Giants players protested Pride Night on Friday vs. Chicago.\u201d In addition to Roupp, reliever JT Brubaker also included a reference to a Bible passage on his cap. Brubaker\u2019s hat cited Genesis 9:13-15, a slightly shorter version of the verse written on Roupp\u2019s hat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, reliever Sam Hentges declined to wear the hat altogether. Root added that reliever Ryan Walker \u201cwrote a message on the side of his Pride hat\u201d that \u201cwas unreadable on the broadcast\u201d and could not determine \u201cif outspoken Christian Robbie Ray protested as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n