Jun 28, 2026 · 28 min · 13 segments
Over the past few weeks, a small player protest over Pride uniforms has kicked off a controversy in Major League Baseball. Some LGBTQ fans and politicians are angry (for very different reasons), and…
Hannah KeyserGuest
David RindHost
Terri HupferGuest
My, uh, girlfriend at the time, it was our second date, and she took me to the stadium.
We drank craft beer and ate garlic fries and watched the game, and I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Terry Hupfer never expected to be a fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
She chose the city because she felt she wouldn't have to hide her sexual orientation there.
Even so, Terry, who is a lesbian, did not expect to feel welcome in a baseball stadium.
But when Terry went on that date to the Giants game in 2010, she was pleasantly surprised to find the exact opposite, and she's been a diehard fan ever since.
I always felt welcome, and I was thrilled when, you know, at one point they did, um, Until There's a Cure Day.
Because, you know, usually when the kiss cam goes, it, it shows, um, heterosexual people on the kiss cam.
But a few weeks ago, at this year's Pride Night, her feelings toward the team started to change.
Major League Baseball and the San Francisco Giants under pressure Tuesday as blowback continues over the decision of three players to write Bible verses on their special Pride Night caps last week.
We're gonna dig into this controversy in a bit, but long story short is after these players staged what appeared to be a protest against the team's Pride Night uniforms, the team and the league have come under fire for how it has handled the situation.
On Monday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred placing blame squarely on the Giants organization for not clearly communicating with players, responding to a letter from Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri.
My, uh, girlfriend at the time, it was our second date, and she took me to the stadium.
We drank craft beer and ate garlic fries and watched the game, and I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Terry Hupfer never expected to be a fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
She chose the city because she felt she wouldn't have to hide her sexual orientation there.
Even so, Terry, who is a lesbian, did not expect to feel welcome in a baseball stadium.
But when Terry went on that date to the Giants game in 2010, she was pleasantly surprised to find the exact opposite, and she's been a diehard fan ever since.
I always felt welcome, and I was thrilled when, you know, at one point they did, um, Until There's a Cure Day.
Because, you know, usually when the kiss cam goes, it, it shows, um, heterosexual people on the kiss cam.
But a few weeks ago, at this year's Pride Night, her feelings toward the team started to change.
Major League Baseball and the San Francisco Giants under pressure Tuesday as blowback continues over the decision of three players to write Bible verses on their special Pride Night caps last week.
We're gonna dig into this controversy in a bit, but long story short is after these players staged what appeared to be a protest against the team's Pride Night uniforms, the team and the league have come under fire for how it has handled the situation.
On Monday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred placing blame squarely on the Giants organization for not clearly communicating with players, responding to a letter from Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri.
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