Whe Sox prospect Anrson Comas out as gay, says he wants to be an 'spiratn for those like me'

EX-TRAER ALLEG CHIGO WHE SOX FIRED HIM BEE HE IS GAY

Along the way, he’s helpg ensure that our dream of seeg an out active gay player MLB te. Speakg to The Athletic’s Sox beat wrer Jam Fegan (lk behd a paywall), Comás sound self-assured and ntent when lookg back on his Febary Instagram post where he publicly announced that he was gay.

Not only is that a good ditn of his strong mental state after announcg that he is gay, also provis enuragement for other LGBTQ players who might nsir g out while still climbg the mor league ladr. “My teammat and ach that knew about me, they never changed themselv jt bee I was gay. And the wake of pcher Jason Adam’s homophobic ments and several Rays teammat pullg rabow logos off their uniforms, feels like Hendriks jt earned his most important save of the year.