Fox chose not to air Jeopardy champ Amy Schneider throwing the first pitch at MLB Pride night
Here’s Amy Schneider’s first pitch on Pride Day, since Fox Sports wouldn’t show it https://t.co/0KARPeDxy1 pic.twitter.com/9UIsrpkvTC
- Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 14, 2022
Over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants had their annual Pride Night game. They chose Bay Area resident Amy Schneider, who won 40 straight episodes on Jeopardy, to throw the first pitch. Instead of airing Amy's pitch, Fox edited in footage of Kurt Busch throwing the first pitch at a different game that took place a few nights earlier. Fox claims that they were not being transphobic and that this was done to promote an upcoming NASCAR race.
The previous weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays had their 16th annual Pride game. The entire team was given jerseys with rainbow logos as well as hats with a rainbow logo to wear at the game. Five pitchers (Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs, and Ryan Thompson) ripped the rainbow logo off of their jersey sleeves and wore their regular (non-rainbow) hats for the game.
Their statement to the media:
“A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision,” Adam said. “So it’s a hard decision. Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe - not that they look down on anybody or think differently - it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage. It’s no different. It’s not judgmental. It’s not looking down. It’s just what we believe the lifestyle he’s encouraged us to live, for our good, not to withhold. But again, we love these men and women, we care about them, and we want them to feel safe and welcome here.”
And now for some positive sports-related trans news! Justine Lindsay has become the first openly trans NFL cheerleader! Bonus: she will be rocking a bald head when she performs with the Carolina Panthers Topcats this fall.
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