Multiple Tampa Rays players refuse to wear Gay Pride logo…

Several Tampa Bay Ray players refused to wear gay pride night logos during the game against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night, citing religious reasons.

The team added the flags, which included the far-left Black Lives Matter movement, to their logos and management was reportedly surprised that not all the players wanted to participate.

Pitchers Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson were among those who didn’t wear the logos.

“A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision. 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.”

Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear the Gay Pride logo on their uniforms this weekend — saying their religious beliefs wouldn’t allow it, but also saying they accept everyone. https://t.co/YuLjXTSjNc

— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) June 5, 2022

Regardless of your personal beliefs, refusing to wear these uniforms — and being willing to take the inevitable sports media crushing they will get — is far braver than meekly acquiescing. https://t.co/1pQocF22On

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 6, 2022