“Florida Attorney General Subpoenas Major League Baseball” This is Something to Think About 06.23.26

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“Florida Attorney General Subpoenas Major League Baseball”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About

Air Date Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Attorney James Uthmeier has proven quite the litigator for Florida. He has fully demonstrated his conservative, no-nonsense defense of law and order.

Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Major League Baseball alleging it may be engaged in religious discrimination. The subpoena was a response to MLB's warning of consequences for Christian San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote a scripture verse on the front of their “gay pride day” rainbow-colored SF logo and hat.

Uthmeier says embracing one ideological message while threatening Christians for their message is not neutral rule enforcement but religious discrimination.

Why can't sports franchises just focus on delivering their competitive product without muddying the waters with select social issues?

To that I say, “Just Play Ball.”

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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