Out of the 30 Major League Baseball teams, only one refuses to celebrate Pride Night, the Texas Rangers. It’s a bold and refreshing move in a day and age where LGBTQ has been shoved down our throats by Democrat government officials, corporate America, and many of America’s professional sports teams, leagues, and broadcast partners.
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Instead of holding a Pride Night, the Rangers included a Faith & Family Night at the ballpark this season, like they have done previously. The community night, held on Thursday, featured “Nearly 1/4 of the @Rangers roster,” where players shared “about their faith,” an attendee said.
Another fan told me three players from the starting lineup were a part of the postgame activities held in the bullpen. He said the event was “absolutely fantastic.”
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The players in attendance were Brandon Nimmo, Cody Bradford, Jalen Beeks, Jacob Latz, Evan Carter, Cody Freeman, Josh Jung, and Wyatt Langford. Nathan Eovaldi was supposed to be involved in the event, but he was unable to attend.
In response to the backlash for not holding a Pride Night, the Rangers said in a statement in 2024, which mirrors statements about inclusion, “Our longstanding commitment remains the same: To make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball — in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do — for both our fans and our employees. We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community,”
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This is a great example of a team refusing to allow culture to dictate what they can and should celebrate. The team does not seem interested in getting into a culture war.
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