Pride Cap Controversy
Dodgers Pitcher Blake Treinen Wears Standard Cap During Team's Pride Night
During the Dodgers’ Pride Night celebration against the Angels, pitcher Blake Treinen came into the ninth inning wearing the standard blue-and-white “LA” cap instead of the rainbow-themed Pride caps worn by his teammates, prompting fans to speculate he was making a religious or symbolic statement. Treinen only threw one pitch—getting Oswald Peraza to ground out—yet the visible mismatch drew significant attention online, and there was no immediate explanation for why he did not match the rest of the team. The incident follows a prior Dodgers Pride controversy involving Clayton Kershaw, who previously added a Bible verse referencing God’s covenant (including “Gen 9:12-16”) alongside rainbow imagery on a Pride cap. Despite the attention surrounding Treinen’s appearance, the Dodgers still won 1-0, with Freddie Freeman delivering a walk-off home run shortly after the final out. By the next game, the Dodgers returned to their usual blue-and-white “LA” caps, underscoring that Treinen’s cap choice was an isolated moment without a public clarification.
Key Points
The Dodgers’ Pride Night presentation includes a longer-running Pride theme: they have worn rainbow-themed hats every year since 2022 (first introduced during a road game against the Giants), a night that was also described as the first time two teams wore rainbow hats in the same game; Pride Night has been a fixture for 13 years.
Ahead of Friday’s game, Los Angeles also unveiled what it said would be a permanent stadium display featuring images and a rainbow honoring Glenn Burke and Billy Bean—described as the first professional baseball players to openly come out as gay after they retired.
CBN Sports previously quoted Treinen discussing his faith and goals, including that his “life goal is 'to make heaven crowded'” and that he wants to “'honor' God with his gifts.”
One fan’s social-media post on X captured the moment in direct terms, writing: “Last night the Los Angeles Dodgers had their pride night as every player was wearing pride hats. Blake Treinen was not wearing a pride hat when he entered the ballgame,” alongside footage of him stepping onto the field.
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