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With one out in the inning, Pete Alonso launched a no-doubter to left center to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. This needs to stop.'
While another simply put: 'Shameful'.
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MLB teams traditionally hold Pride-themed events in June, with the Boston Red Sox also sparking controversy by staging a pre-game drag show earlier this week.
Los Angeles Dodgers players also wore baseball caps with colors of the Pride flag mixed into the team's logo on Saturday, although pitcher Clayton Kershaw made a slight tweak to his hat.
Kershaw, who is a devout Christian, inscribed next to the LGBTQ+-inspired logo 'Gen 9:12-16' - which is a passage from the Bible that claims the rainbow was not created by God to represent that demographic.
Instead, the passage reads: 'And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth."'
That extract from the Bible, which comes just after the story of Noah and his family surviving a worldwide flood on an arc, suggests the rainbow is actually the sign of a covenant God made to never destroy the earth with a flood again.
Kershaw's religious statement has gone viral on social media, with a number of users of the same faith commending him for reminding people of the rainbow's meaning.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw referenced a passage from the Bible on his Pride-themed hat
The Boston Red Sox sparked controversy by putting on a pregame drag show earlier this week
One wrote: 'Classy move by Kershaw.
Kilmnick is president of the LGBT Network, a nonprofit that was at the June 13 game. That came back to bite the Astros in a big way, as Jeff McNeil hit a low line drive three-run homer into the right field corner to extend the Mets’ lead to 6-2. Boycott the MLB.'
'That's disgusting, @Mets,' said another.
'Think the @mlb is looking to be boycotted,' wrote a third.
A fourth put: 'F***ing Disgrace!!!'
The Mets have left MLB fans furious after showing a Pride flag during the national anthem
Citi Field was the latest baseball stadium to stage a special Pride Night event this month
A fifth posted: 'So disrespectful.
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There was a pre-game "Pride Party" at the K Korner, a bar next to the stadium, hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jan Sport, along with a Pride-themed fireworks show. What a time to be alive.
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Fans threaten to boycott MLB over 'disgusting' Pride stunt during national anthem at New York Mets game
The New York Mets left baseball fans furious on Friday night after showing a Pride flag on their big screen during a rendition of the US national anthem.
Prior to their game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Mets controversially displayed the LGBTQ+ symbol instead of the American flag as the Star Spangled Banner played out at Citi Field.
Despite a number of teams getting involved in the annual 'Pride Month' tradition in recent weeks, fans are threatening to boycott MLB over the divisive stunt that took place in New York.
But there’s a lot of context missing from that clip. Even when the Pride flag appeared, Old Glory remained on the smaller display screens that wrap around the inside of the stadium.
'Why cant the rainbow mean both?'
'What a disappointment,' concluded another.
While one simply posted: 'he should stick to sports'.
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He managed to escape from the situation unscathed thanks to a couple of timely strikeouts and a flyout to end the inning, but he had to throw 36 pitches to do so, limiting the potential length of his outing right from the jump.
The Mets responded in kind, loading the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the frame against Ronel Blanco on two walks and an infield hit by J.D.
Martinez.
A longer video of the anthem on Instagram shows that the American flag was displayed on the jumbotron through most of the anthem before a Pride flag made its appearance on the jumboton. Francisco Alvarez followed with a double and then with two outs, Alex Bregman made a key error, booting a grounder by Mark Vientos to extend the inning.
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One user posted on X along with a video of the Pride flag being shown at Citi Field during the anthem: 'The Mets showed a pride flag instead of the American flag during our National Anthem.
To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. Quintana ultimately struck out seven Astros in his 4+ innings of work, but with his pitch count climbing, he exited the game with nobody out in the fifth.
Meanwhile, Tyrone Taylor hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at two, which is where things would stay until the sixth when the Mets had a big inning to take their first lead of the night, which they never relinquished.
The New York Mets did not respond to PolitiFact for comment. A banner announcing Newell’s name also included an American flag icon on the left.
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June is Pride Month, the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ rights and culture that coincides with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a six-day conflict that followed violent police raids on a New York City gay bar.
José Quintana was shaky, but limited the damage and a shorthanded, but well-rested bullpen held firm while the Mets came from behind and then built a lead via the long ball.
Just like in the Yankees series, things looked dicey early for the Mets. Many communities mark Pride Month with parades and other awareness-raising activities.
For the New York Mets, Pride Night means "the one night each year when Citi Field swaps blue and orange for the entire rainbow!" the Mets website announced.
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The “OMG” man himself José Iglesias came in the game as a defensive replacement at third base in the eighth with Jake Diekman on the mound and of course the first two balls of the inning were hit to him and he recorded both outs without incident.