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SF Giants News: Hosting 2028 All-Star Game, Pride Night controversy continues

Some news nuggets during the All-Star Break.
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San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp (65) throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images
San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp (65) throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The All-Star Game festivities are over. While no SF Giants players participated in the Home Run Derby, some Giants legends at least kept it entertaining. Luis Arraez got a little action in the All-Star Game and looked good at second base while striking out in his one at-bat.

While on the field not a ton happened for the Giants, there were some important news developments behind the scenes that are worthy of note.

SF Giants news nuggets from the All-Star Break

ASG at Oracle in 2028?

While Oracle Park has not hosted the All-Star Game since 2007, MLBPA leader Bruce Meyer suggested that it seems like there is a good chance the Giants will have the All-Star Game in San Francisco in 2028. 

The reason for this is because the 2028 Summer Olympics are to be held in Los Angeles so logistically it could be easier for everyone if the summer games take place right after All-Star festivities Of course this will depend on whether MLB players are allowed to compete in the Olympics that year.

It would be cool to see the All-Star Game back at Oracle Park. It's been so long and one would think it would have take less than twenty years for MLB to come back but apparently not. A Home Run Derby where guys are launching balls into McCovey Cove would be awesome so let’s hope that it happens.

Pride Night continued

While it seems like the fallout from the Giants’ mishandling of Pride Night last month has died down at least a little, reporters asked MLB commissioner Rob Manfred about it again during the All-Star festivities.

Manfred reiterated that the Giants failed to communicate to the players who chose to protest Pride Night by writing biblical verses on their hats that they had the option to wear the team’s normal black and orange hat without a Pride logo. Pitcher Sam Hentges opted to do that rather than write on the rainbow-colored hat.

While the heat has died down a little from this whole fiasco which has been a PR nightmare for the organization, many fans were deeply hurt by what the players chose to do and how the team responded so this issue is not going to go away no matter what.

The Giants have Wednesday and Thursday off and then they will head to Seattle to take on the Mariners on Friday night.

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