The first openly gay profsnal baseball player to e out publicly while still active the sport has pched a shutout, strikg out 11 and allowg three hs over ne ngs.
Contents:
- FIRST OPENLY GAY PRO PLAYER, SEAN CONROY, GETS SHUTOUT HISTORIC START
- DTY BAKER’S SUPPORT OF GAY BASEBALL PLAYERS GO BACK TO GLENN BURKE
- ATLANTA BRAV’ ORGANIST TROLLS ANTI-GAY CUBS PLAYER DANIEL MURPHY WH LGBTQ-THEMED SONGS: WATCH
FIRST OPENLY GAY PRO PLAYER, SEAN CONROY, GETS SHUTOUT HISTORIC START
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-- Baseball history was ma Northern California we untry Thursday night when the sport's first active profsnal player to e out as gay pched a shutout before an enthiastic crowd that seemed more imprsed wh his performance than his role as a Conroy, 23, led the Sonoma Stompers to a 7-0 victory durg his first start wh the 22-man team that is part of the pennt Pacific Associatn of Baseball Clubs. "The atmosphere at Arnold Field, the Stompers' 370-seat home field, was low-key, wh no obv signs was a historic game or even gay pri night at the ballpark -- except for the rabow-striped socks and arm warmers some players (but not Conroy) Stompers did not make a special announcement or ll attentn to the tone so Conroy uld foc on his pchg, general manager Theo Fightmaster the startg lp was announced, however, Conroy got the loust cheer.
DTY BAKER’S SUPPORT OF GAY BASEBALL PLAYERS GO BACK TO GLENN BURKE
"We've had gay people here forever; 's not like 's a big al, " said Barry Bosshard, who along wh his wife, Lra, is puttg up Conroy and another player at their home durg the Stompers' 78-game season.
ATLANTA BRAV’ ORGANIST TROLLS ANTI-GAY CUBS PLAYER DANIEL MURPHY WH LGBTQ-THEMED SONGS: WATCH
Fightmaster says Conroy privately shared his sexual orientatn wh teammat and management before agreeg to e out publicly time for the team's gay pri night.