The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted their first Christian Faith and Family Day since the cоvᎥƌ-19 pandemic with no off-field issues.
Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers’ star pitcher, announced the event on Twitter in May and recently recorded a video with his wife informing fans of the team’s plans to make the day “bigger and better” than it was before the outbreak.
Pre- and post-game performances by Christian musician Jeremy Camp, player interviews, and chances to win unique goods were among the festivities. Following the game, several players, including Kershaw, had chats with fans about their beliefs.
Kershaw received the first pitch from actor Chris Pratt.
The gathering on Sunday night followed the Dodgers’ controversial Pride Night festivities in June, when the team invited, uninvited, and then re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a non-profit lɡƅtq+ advocacy group whose members dress in drag as nuns.
The Sisters were supposed to be recognized with a community award, but the event drew criticism from religious organizations, resulting in protests outside Dodger Stadium and the Sisters’ invitation being canceled.
When the group’s invitation was revoked, the lɡƅtq+ community protested even more, and the group was eventually re-invited to the Pride Night events. The Dodgers apologized, and the non-profit advocates were honored that night at the stadium.
While there were no obvious concerns with Sunday’s faith-based event, the Dodgers were defeated 9-0 by the Cincinnati Reds.
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