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The Texas Rangers celebrate after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series at Chase Field on Nov. 1, 2023, in Phoenix. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

World Series Champion Rangers Stick to Their Guns, Announce Faith and Family Night but No LGBT Night for 2024

By Michael Schwarz January 4, 2024 at 5:33pm

The Texas Rangers won their first World Series in 2023. They also won new fans among conservatives, and they appear likely to hold onto those supporters.

Among the 30 MLB clubs last season, only Texas refused to hold an LGBT-themed “Pride Night.”

Now, as they prepare to defend their title, the Rangers will enter the 2024 season once again without a scheduled “Pride Night” but with a special Faith & Family Day.

Better yet, the team will host Faith & Family Day during so-called “Pride Month” when the San Francisco Giants visit Texas on June 9.

In addition, Rangers community nights will include two military appreciation days and two first responders nights. Meanwhile, 2024 theme nights will feature bobblehead and ballcap giveaways but, again, no celebration of the LGBT movement.

As one would expect, the schedule prompted a few meltdowns from leftists on social media.

One X user named Natalie, whose profile includes “she/they” pronouns, voiced disapproval without much subtlety.

“the rangers put ‘faith and family night’ during Pride Month. they shall pay for their crimes,” Natalie posted on Wednesday.

the rangers put “faith and family night” during Pride Month

they shall pay for their crimes https://t.co/FgiJApzZTY

— Natalie 🏳️‍⚧️ (@FalcoNat38) January 4, 2024

Griping from narcissists and the mentally ill, however, does nothing to diminish the Rangers’ multi-faceted achievement.

In November, Texas defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series 4-1.

Furthermore, not only did they resist pressure from LGBT activists and other virtue-signalers, but in some cases they sent the opposite message.

Rookie outfielder Evan Carter debuted in September wearing a “Jesus Won” T-shirt, and he later joined forces with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes to make the shirt available to purchase for charity.

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Thus, the reigning World Series champions have earned Christians’ support. Even lifelong fans of other clubs have good reason to cheer for — and feel grateful to — the Rangers.

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.