Making this promotion extra meaningful was that Minnesota’s roster that season included Collin Martin, who had come out as gay. Similarly, MLS’s Minnesota United took the pitch in 2018 sporting rainbow jersey numbers. In 2020, the OL Reign joined in and added their own Pride numerals. In 2017, for example, the NWSL’s appropriately named Orlando Pride wore rainbow numbers for a 2017 match during June. Even Barry Bonds looks huggable in a red ribbon jersey. Now they’re following examples from teams in other major sports leagues by incorporating the colors of Pride into uniforms. The Giants are no strangers to setting new precedents for sartorially supporting the community, previously incorporating the AIDS red ribbon into their jerseys as part of the annual Until There’s a Cure Day promotion.
With this announcement, the Giants have become the first team in baseball history to wear the colors of the Pride flag on their on-field uniforms during a game, and doing it intertwined with their log. Until this point, Giants jerseys evoking pride in San Francisco mostly revolved around the numbers 24 and 28. #PRIDE /FOgmex88Lg- SFGiants June 1, 2021
