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LA Dodgers pitcher refuses to comply with Pride Night, enraging progressive fans
A star pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers would not bow to gay Pride on Friday night, marking another instance of what has become a consistent occurrence for the organization for the last few years.
The Dodgers' 2026 Pride Night against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium was not without controversy, but the most contentious moment was saved for the end of the game.
'Blake Treinen is not a team player.'
In a year when MLB teams have significantly toned down home-game promotions of certain sexualities — most teams are simply offering special ticket packages — the Dodgers opted to wear hats that celebrate transgenderism, among other things, for the fifth straight year.
However, the team's progressive celebrations hit a bump in the road of total compliance when pitcher Blake Treinen entered the game in the ninth inning. "Blake Treinen's coming in!" the announcer said as Treinen entered the game.
As he jogged out to the mound, it was obvious to all that he was wearing a standard Dodgers cap, devoid of special themes. Viewers were apparently triggered over the idea that the 37-year-old wouldn't simply comply.
"Imagine hating gay people so much that you refuse to wear a hat with a rainbow on it," one viewer wrote on X.
Popular baseball account "Not Gaetti" said fans should be horrified that Treinen won't put the rainbow hat on.
"Whatever your beliefs, it should horrify you that a guy who gets paid $11,000,000 per year can't be bothered to wear his employer-assigned uniform for the 5 minutes he spends in the ballgame," the fan wrote. "Blake Treinen is not a team player."
These comments don't represent everyone's views, though, especially not all Dodgers players or fans.
Recently retired Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was famously outspoken about the Pride Nights and even chose to write a Bible verse on his rainbow hat last season.
Kershaw had taken issue with the celebrations for years, speaking out against the team inviting the highly controversial and anti-Christian activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in 2023. Kershaw said at the time he felt the group was making fun of his faith.
The group's invitation to Dodger Stadium also spawned a massive protest in response.
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The Dodgers debuted their Pride hats in 2022, and interestingly, although Treinen has played on the team since the tradition began, this was the first time he pitched on a Pride Night. Treinen was injured during the 2022 and 2023 events and simply wasn't put into the games in 2024 and 2025.
Last year, Treinen made headlines for a different kind of political activism when he wore a message in support of Charlie Kirk after Kirk was assassinated during a campus tour stop in Utah.
Treinen's hat read "Charlie Kirk" across the side, with a cross on both sides.
Treinen pitched one-third of an inning on Friday. The Dodgers won 1-0 on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.
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The 'youth sports industrial complex' is destroying young bodies — NFL doctor speaks out
Children who play sports are being treated like professional athletes, and even professional athletes are suffering greater injuries than ever before.
Now that youth sports are being maxed out and competitions are offered as year-round money-makers for athletic organizations, the frequency of devastating injuries among children has increased, and top doctors are noticing.
'When you're physically putting 10,000 hours of demand on an adolescent body, that doesn't work.'
Dr. Karim Meijer, medical director and head team physician for the NFL's Denver Broncos, says not only are pro athletes in the middle of an "injury epidemic," but children who yearn to become professional ball players are being driven by the "youth sports industrial complex."
From inside his own clinic, Dr. Meijer told Blaze News about a new phenomenon: gruesome injuries that have become the new normal in sports.
"We're seeing knee dislocations," Meijer said from an exam room. "Those are devastating career-, limb-threatening-type injuries on an athletic field that just wasn't as prevalent in the [older] NFL days. ... Those things really weren't happening."
To that end, injuries to children have also increased as they engage in what Meijer described as intense, repetitive training that starts as early as 7 or 8 years old.
"When you're physically putting 10,000 hours of demand on an adolescent body, that doesn't work," the pro doctor explained.
Meijer said kids are playing multiple games every weekend, all year round with no true off-season, creating cumulative damage that never fully heals. The doctor warned parents that by the time these children reach high school or college, their tissue and tendons can already be compromised.
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Injuries that were rare a generation ago — "Achilles ruptures, UCL tears, growth-plate avulsions, rotator-cuff tears" — are now commonplace due to "ubiquitous" sports leagues, Meijer said.
Meijer recalled appointments he's had with young athletes within recent days, including a 14-year-old "who threw a ball from third base and pulled his growth plate off the inside of his elbow."
"That's a kid that also plays year-round baseball," Meijer added.
These injuries are not necessarily occurring in major sports or affecting only male athletes either, according to the physician. Young girls are coming to him with rare injuries due to constant physical stress and competition too.
"I have a 14-year-old volleyball girl I saw this morning who already has partial tears on the underside of her rotator cuff, something commonly we see called internal impingement," Meijer pointed out, demonstrating a volleyball spiking motion. "Fairly young, but it's a year-round volleyball player."
The doctor urged parents to start thinking about the longevity of their child's athletic career and how to prevent injury.
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"It's not rocket science," Meijer declared, saying he tells parents all the time the types of injuries their child may be susceptible to just based on their sport.
Solutions can be as simple as playing different sports that use "completely different kinds of mechanics" and that work different parts of their body.
In the doctor's opinion, parents may also want to consider their kids' health before signing them up for a long-term athletic commitment, especially since these sports companies are always seeking more revenue.
"What's a 12-month calendar year look like for the healthier child versus the financial benefit of a youth sports organization?" Meijer asked.
Other suggested remedies included training that doesn't involve the repetitive motions of a given sport, some of which can be worse than others.
"I wouldn't pitch in two consecutive seasons," Meijer said as an example.
He concluded, "I tell parents all the time, it's not a sprint. It's a marathon. You gotta work year by year, but you want to keep your child as healthy as possible as you go through it."
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Just 1 MLB team opts out of Pride Night as league shifts toward LGBT 'package'
Gay pride is still the norm for Major League Baseball, but the way teams are going about it is slowly changing.
Throughout June, pro baseball teams will once again put their marketing budgets toward recognizing lesser-held sexual orientations, with 97% of teams participating in the festivities.
'46% of MLB fans claim "Pride Nights make them ‘less likely’ to attend MLB games."'
At the same time, though, these promotions have become increasingly unpopular among sports fans. Several recent studies have pointed to a near-even split between supporters and detractors; for example, Forbes noted a study that found "48-55% rated the Pride promotions negatively or neutral."
Civic Science's own research found that 46% of MLB fans claim "Pride Nights make them ‘less likely’ to attend MLB games."
Furthermore, a Morning Consult study stated that "almost half of U.S. adults (47%) said they support leagues hosting Pride Nights."
To that end, the only MLB team that has refrained from hosting Pride Night is the Texas Rangers, which have never hosted such an event. They do sell Pride-themed merchandise online, however.
Blaze News reached out to other MLB teams to find out whether they have changed their approach to Pride Nights for 2026 given the growing division it has sown among fans.
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Teams that responded mostly followed a new Pride Night trend being adopted by many MLB franchises: Instead of having a grand celebration and handing out gay-themed merchandise to all ticket-holders, fans have the option to purchase a special Pride package that includes tickets and memorabilia.
The St. Louis Cardinals organization is focused on making sure all fans "feel welcome at the ballpark, are respectful towards others, and can freely share in the commonality of our love for the Cardinals and the game of baseball," a Cardinals spokesperson told Blaze News.
The Cards are offering a Pride-themed team cap for fans who buy a "theme ticket."
The Cincinnati Reds commented that they have partnered with "Cincinnati Pride" and honored a recipient with a Pride Community Advocate Award. As part of their special ticket package, the Reds have included a cross-body bag that features the transgender flag on the strap.
A representative of the Detroit Tigers asked Blaze News for further context about the Pride-related questions but did not provide a response to any of the queries. Among many other promotions like "Juneteenth" jerseys, the Tigers are offering a Pride package that includes a rainbow-strapped belt bag.
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The New York Yankees told Blaze News that they would continue to work with organizations to celebrate the Legacy of Pride, which has included donations to the Yankees-Stonewall Scholarship Initiative. "Stonewall" refers to a riot at a gay bar in New York City that was raided by police in 1969.
The Yankees organization noted that they have partnered with groups like Jewish Queer Youth, an organization that allegedly "empowers Jewish queer teens."
The Yankees will also offer limited-edition Yankees Pride caps that are sold with specific tickets.
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San Diego Padres pitcher self-deports back to Mexico after responding to ridiculous Facebook ad
A promising pitcher for the MLB's San Diego Padres was caught committing an immigration crime in Arizona.
Humberto Cruz, a 19-year-old prospect from Monterrey, Mexico, is now listed as "restricted" on his official minor-league page after self-deporting back to Mexico following a criminal complaint last October.
'I understand that my actions have fallen short of the standards expected of me.'
Cruz was previously listed as the Padres' fifth-most promising prospect in official rankings, the New York Post reported, but has seemingly been removed from the list at the time of this writing.
Now, the Mexican has reportedly left the country after he was charged with a felony for transporting illegal aliens for profit and a misdemeanor for being an accessory to improper entry.
On October 28, Cruz was spotted by Border Patrol agents in a 2020 BMW SUV with a Mexican license plate near Lukeville, Arizona, a small town on the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the Athletic, Cruz was first seen with one male occupant inside and then, an hour later, was observed to have multiple passengers.
Despite legally entering the U.S. through Phoenix, Cruz allegedly had two illegal aliens from Mexico in his vehicle, one of whom was deported just four days earlier.
The pitcher then allegedly waived his Miranda rights and told federal agents he responded to a social media ad that was looking for someone to "pick up people for easy money."
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The baseball player allegedly said he was offered $1,000 for each pickup and that the locations were provided to him through an unknown contact by phone. Cruz traveled from Tucson to Phoenix and admitted he knew "they were illegal" once he picked the passengers up, according to police.
Cruz received a $750,000 signing bonus from the Padres organization in February 2024.
Under a plea agreement, the government agreed to drop the felony charge, which would have come with a maximum 10-year imprisonment. Still, the misdemeanor conviction meant Cruz was likely to be deported anyway, and he agreed to accept the charges and waive the right to appeal his sentence while leaving of his own accord.
Cruz will reportedly lose his work visa for 10 years but is eligible to reapply after five years on the condition of good behavior, the San Diego Union-Tribute reported.
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Cruz released a statement through the Padres organization, saying he had "sincere regret" over his "recent lapse in judgment."
"I understand that my actions have fallen short of the standards expected of me as a professional and as a representative of this organization. I take responsibility for my conduct and recognize the impact it has had on my teammates, the club, and those who support us. To my teammates and coaches, I apologize for becoming a distraction and for not upholding the level of professionalism you deserve."
Cruz stated not only that he let the team and his friends down, but that he also let down the fans by "failing to meet the trust placed" in him.
The pitcher added, "I am committed to reflecting on this moment, learning from it, and taking the appropriate steps to move forward in a positive and responsible manner. I will cooperate fully with the organization and any steps required of me."
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'The lineup f**king sucks': Most negative baseball fans in the USA revealed — where does your team rank?
Some fans have a particular reason to heckle, while some do it for the love of the game.
In a study of over 1 million fan comments, the most negative and foul-mouthed MLB fanbases have been tabulated, inversely revealing who is most polite.
The least negative fans, and therefore the most positive fans, may surprise readers.
Judging a book by its cover often doesn't work, and in this case, it doesn't work for Aaron Judge's New York Yankees either. Many baseball fans would assume the Bronx Bomber fanbase to be the most foul-mouthed, but they actually came in fourth in terms of comments containing swear words in an analysis of every team's fan page on social media site Reddit.
Additionally, Vegas Insider's research shows that Yankees fans are only the third-most negative in their comments overall.
Negative Nancys
The negativity award actually goes to the home of the Green Monster, with Boston Red Sox fans having the highest percentage of negative comments from their page at 27.6%.
In fact, at the time of this writing, the top thread on the Redsox Reddit page was titled "The F**kin Lineup," which brought comments like "The lineup f**king sucks and we can only win when the starting pitchers go deep."
Second on that list are Athletics fans, who are understandably angry given that their team has left Oakland, resides in Sacramento, and will soon move to Las Vegas.
Athletics fans' remarks also contained the highest frequency of curse words, with over 6% of their comments containing swears, "f**k" being the most popular. Red Sox fans were runners-up on that list.
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Who's positive?
The least negative fans, and therefore the most positive fans, may surprise readers, as Toronto Blue Jays commenters from the typically polite country of Canada are nowhere near the top.
In fact, Jays fans were 20th in terms of positive comments and were 13th in least negative comments. The distinct honor of most positive fanbase actually went to the home of the Rocky Mountains.
"The Colorado Rockies turned out to be the most positive fandom since 46.45% of their comments had a positive sentiment, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals," a Vegas Insider spokesman told Fearless.
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The least frequent negative comments came from the Gateway to the West, though, where St. Louis Cardinals supporters were the only fanbase with less than 20% negative comments.
Yankees fans should not worry though. They still top some of the negativity lists in terms of sheer volume, posting the most comments that contained swear words — five out of every 100 did — and the most negative comments in total.
While this is likely due to the team's immense fanbase, it is still an accolade to be cherished.
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