FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 26, 2026
Liza Deckelbaum
FDC ASKS MLB FOR CLEAR YES-OR-NO COMMITMENT TO WELCOME, EMBRACE, CELEBRATE, AND AFFIRM FDCS EQUALLY
FDC calls on Major League Baseball to engage now and commit to a formal process measuring effort and results
RALEIGH, N.C.—Faith Driven Consumer today calls on Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball to answer a direct question:
Will MLB Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm Faith Driven Consumers equally?
The request follows MLB’s Commissioner Rob Manfred’s statement that San Francisco Giants players will not be fined or disciplined after the recent Pride Night uniform controversy. FDC welcomes that clarification, but says the larger issue is
no longer about one incident, one team, or one uniform decision.
Faith Driven Consumers need to know if they are meaningfully welcomed, valued, and affirmed across all institutions—including Major League Baseball’s culture, policies, and public commitments.
Faith Driven Consumer is raising the question through Add-Us-In, FDC’s public call and accountability standard for equal affirmation. Add-Us-In calls all institutions to Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm Faith Driven Consumers equally—and to prove that commitment through measurable effort and results.
“Faith Driven Consumers deserve a clear yes-or-no answer,” said Chris Stone, Founder of Faith Driven Consumer.
“Will MLB Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm Faith Driven Consumers equally?”
“If so, we are ready to engage constructively. Faith Driven Consumer is prepared to work with MLB through a measurable Corporate Pledge framework that turns stated commitment into proof of performance.”
“If not, MLB should now publicly decline to equally engage FDCs.”
The framework calls on all institutions to proactively Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm Faith Driven Consumers—affirming their identity, convictions, and contributions equally with all other recognized groups across policies, practices, culture, and public commitments.
Faith Driven Consumers are players, employees, families, and fans whose Christian faith shapes everyday life, conscience, identity, and participation. FDC is not asking MLB to diminish, reduce, or withdraw its welcome for any other community. FDC is asking MLB to extend the same Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm to Faith Driven Consumers that it currently provides to others.
“Baseball speaks often about fair play,” Stone said. “This is an opportunity for MLB to practice it.” FDCs and all MLB stakeholders are eager to hear from Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball: Add-Us-In.
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About FDC:
Faith Driven Consumer (FDC) is a national movement of Christ-followers whose faith shapes everyday choices in the marketplace, workplace, and public culture. FDC represents approximately 41 million core Faith Driven Consumers in the United States, within a broader universe of roughly 90 million Americans whose Christian faith meaningfully shapes their economic decisions. Through research, consumer engagement, brand analysis, public campaigns, and direct corporate outreach, FDC works to ensure Faith Driven Consumers are welcomed, embraced, celebrated, and affirmed equally. To learn more visit www.faithdrivenconsumer.com.
About Chris Stone:
Chris Stone is Founder of Faith Driven Consumer and a Certified Brand Strategist. He has spent decades identifying, measuring, and representing Faith Driven Consumers and leads FDC’s Add Us In public call and accountability standard for equal affirmation, which calls on all institutions to Welcome, Embrace, Celebrate, and Affirm Faith Driven Consumers equally through visible respect, meaningful engagement, policy clarity, and measurable proof of performance.
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