'I'm also proud of the conversations we had during the run-up to this night and in the aftermath. 'I'm proud of the fact we did this and so many of our players chose to wear the logo,' Silverman said. And on Sunday, Rays President Matt Silverman told The New York Times that he was happy that the event prompted important conversations among the team's players. The club did not reprimand or single out the players who refused to wear the rainbow logo as part of the team's 16th annual Pride Night. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty reacted to the news with a succinct tweet on Sunday: 'absolute joke.'įlaherty was reacting to five Rays pitchers - Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson - who refused to wear the pride-colored logos, and instead appeared in Tampa's typical home uniform for Saturday's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox.Īdam, a reliever, said 'a lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision.' He also stressed that their decision was not the product of anti-gay discrimination, saying: 'All are welcome and loved here.' Not everyone is supporting the Tampa Bay Rays players who refused to wear the club's rainbow-colored logos on their hat and jersey as part of Saturday's annual 'Pride Night.'
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The Rays issued rainbow-colored uniforms and caps for Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox, but at least five pitchers refused to wear the logos.
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'Absolute joke': St Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty slams five Tampa Bay Rays players for refusing to wear team's rainbow logo for Pride Night