SportsJul 17, 2026MLB Sets Earliest Opening Day; Wrigley Hosts All‑StarMajor League Baseball released its full 2027 schedule, announcing an Opening Day on March 24 — the earliest regular-season start in MLB history (excluding internatio...Major League Baseball (MLB)Collective BargainingChicago Cubs
SportsJul 15, 2026MLB CBA Talks Threaten 2027 Season Over CapMajor League Baseball's current collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, 2026. Team owners, led publicly by Commissioner Rob Manfred, have proposed implementi...Collective BargainingMajor League Baseball (MLB)Salary cap
SportsJul 14, 2026MLB Players Speak Out Against Salary CapAt 2026 All‑Star Game media days in Philadelphia, several Major League Baseball players — including Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Louis Varland, Max Muncy, and Sal Ste...Major League Baseball (MLB)Salary cap
Civil RightsJun 19, 2026Florida AG Subpoenas MLB Over Pride Cap DisputeMajor League Baseball warned three San Francisco Giants pitchers (Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker) about writing a Bible verse reference on team Pride Nig...Major League Baseball (MLB)Florida Attorney General James UthmeierReligious expression in sports
LawJun 18, 2026DOJ Refers MLB to EEOC Over Bible Verses on Pride CapsDuring San Francisco’s June 12 Pride Night game, Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible references on Pride-themed caps. MLB warned th...Major League Baseball (MLB)U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)EEOC / Title VII
SportsJun 10, 2026Smoltz: MLB Can’t Afford Work StoppageJohn Smoltz, Hall of Fame pitcher, told Fox News Digital that Major League Baseball cannot afford a work stoppage as the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA...John SmoltzMajor League Baseball (MLB)Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)
SportsJun 23, 2026MLB Explains Warning Over Giants Pride HatsCommissioner Rob Manfred sent a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley explaining that an earlier League warning to several San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses o...Major League Baseball (MLB)San Francisco Giants
SportsJun 18, 2026MLB Warns Giants Players Over Bible VersesMajor League Baseball told three San Francisco Giants players — Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker — that writing a passage from Genesis 9 on Pride-themed c...Major League Baseball (MLB)San Francisco GiantsReligious messages on uniforms
SportsJun 16, 2026MLB Warns Giants for Bible Verses on Pride CapsMajor League Baseball issued a verbal warning to San Francisco Giants pitchers after several players wrote Bible verse references on Pride Night caps. MLB cited its ...Major League Baseball (MLB)San Francisco GiantsPride Night
SportsJun 16, 2026MLB Warns Giants Over Bible Verses on Pride CapsDuring the San Francisco Giants' Pride Night, three Giants pitchers — Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker — wrote the citation “Gen 9:12-16” on rainbow-themed ...San Francisco GiantsMajor League Baseball (MLB)JD Vance
SportsJun 25, 2026Orioles Name Drag Performer Guest Splasher for Pride NightThe Baltimore Orioles announced that drag performer Heidi N Closet will serve as the Guest Splasher in the Bird Bath splash zone during Pride Night at Camden Yards. ...Baltimore OriolesHeidi N ClosetMajor League Baseball (MLB)
SportsJun 16, 2026MLB Warns Giants Over Bible Verses on CapsMajor League Baseball told members of the San Francisco Giants that writing Bible verses on caps distributed for a Pride Night event violated league rules. Several G...San Francisco GiantsMajor League Baseball (MLB)
