With Major League Baseball becoming the latest professional sport to fully bend the knee to the demands of the woke agenda, conservative Americans may soon run out of options in the world of sports — unless corporate-endorsed anti-American and anti- Christian hatred is to become the norm.

This latest chapter began after Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass committed an ultimate sin: sharing an Instagram video by creator Ryan Millar who called for Christians to support boycotts of companies such as Target and Bud Light for embracing pride-themed products.

Then came the apology .

“I recognize, yesterday, I made a post that was hurtful to the Pride community, which includes friends of mine, close family members of mine, and I am truly sorry for that,” Bass announced in a media gaggle before the Blue Jays game against the Milwaukee Brewers. “I just spoke with my teammates and shared with them my actions yesterday, and I apologized with them, and, as of right now, I am using the Blue Jays’ resources to better educate myself to make better decisions moving forward.”

"The ballpark is for everybody. We include all fans at the ballpark, and we want to welcome everybody," he added. "That's all I have to say."

Congratulations to Bass for hitting every square on the woke apology bingo card, especially fan-favorites “hurtful,” “educate myself,” and “welcome everybody.”

This pathetic display might remind readers of Drew Brees’s apology after he dared to argue that he would “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”

While there are some professional athletes who are standing by their own words — including Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams, who condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers celebration of the anti-Christian drag group the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” — a common theme has appeared in the world of sports: Supposedly religious figures are capitulating to the demands of a movement that is antithetical to their supposedly fundamental beliefs.

Now, it would be unfair to argue that every professional athlete has a duty to speak out on political issues. Not only would this be massively hypocritical given the conservative rejection of the opinion of any outspoken left-leaning athlete, but it would ignore that their role is to entertain, not lecture.

But — and here’s the important part — if athletes do choose to speak out, then it’s time for them to grow up and stand by their words and actions.

Not speaking out is understandable, but speaking out and then bending the knee is not.

Unfortunately, sporting figures such as Brees and Bass are indicative of a growing problem in American life: supposed men of faith who are simply unwilling to defend that faith in the face of any opposition.

When your religion is under ideological attack, and you happily promote your religion when doing so comes with no cost, you have a duty to defend it. And when you apologize for speaking out, you have not only betrayed your faith, but your own sense of self-worth.

Perhaps the transgender movement is right — maybe some men don’t have testicles.

Ian Haworth ( @ighaworth ) is the host of Off Limits with Ian Haworth . You can also find him on Substack .