By Mallory Mattingly
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw went viral for rejecting his team’s celebration of Pride month by pointing people back to God’s promises.
“During the team’s Pride Night game against the San Francisco Giants, Kershaw was seen with the LA rainbow logo — but added a subtle message that references God’s covenant with Noah in the Bible,” a post on Instagram reads. He wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on his hat next to the Dodgers’ Pride logo.
Genesis 9:12-16 reads:
12 And God said, “This 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: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 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.16 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.”
Sports aficionado Jon Root praised Kershaw on X for his boldness to stand up for what he believes in.
“Shoutout to Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on his Pride hat to remind everyone that the rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant,” Root wrote.
Shoutout to Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on his Pride hat to remind everyone that the rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant 👏 pic.twitter.com/YMJAlxlNU7
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) June 14, 2025
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This isn’t the first time Kershaw has taken a stand against his team’s support of the LGBTQ agenda.
In 2023, the Dodgers decided to honor the drag group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence before their annual Pride Night game. Kershaw expressed his disappointment and frustration.
“I don’t agree with making fun of other people’s religions,” Kershaw told the LA Times, per Fox News Digital. “It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think that, no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else’s religion. So, that’s something that I definitely don’t agree with.”
Kershaw wasn’t the only player with those feelings. Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams also stood with Kershaw.
“A Major League Baseball game is a place where people from all walks of life should feel welcomed, something I greatly respect and support. This is the purpose of different themed nights hosted by the organization, including Pride Night,” Williams wrote in a statement. “To invite and honor a group that makes a blatant and deeply offensive mockery of my religion, and the religion of over 4 million people in Los Angeles County alone, undermines the values of respect and inclusivity that should be upheld by any organization.”
Dodgers’ Blake Treinen added, “This group openly mocks Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of my faith, and I want to make it clear that I do not agree with nor support the decision of the Dodgers to ‘honor’ The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.”
Despite the backlash Kershaw may face for opposing views, he continues to stand boldly in his faith and share the Good News. Kershaw and the Dodgers are set to host a Faith and Family Night again this year; however, a date has yet to be released.
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