Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw disagreed with the organization’s decision to honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have faced immense backlash for the decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence before the team’s Pride Night game on June 16. 

Their star pitcher is not on board with the decision. 

Clayton Kershaw, #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitches during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium on May 16, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, announced last Friday that the team will be relaunching its Christian Faith and Family Day. The veteran pitcher said it was in response to the organization's decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. 

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"I think we were always going to do Christian Faith Day this year, but I think the timing of our announcement was sped up," Kershaw told the Los Angeles Times on Monday. "Picking a date and doing those different things was part of it as well. Yes, it was in response to the highlighting of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [by the Dodgers]."

After initially removing the group from its Pride Night event next month, the Dodgers re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence last week and issued an apology. 

"After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families," the Dodgers said.

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