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HOW MANY OPENLY GAY MLB PLAYERS HAVE BEEN THERE? HONORG LGBTQ INS OF BASEBALL ON PRI NIGHT

As the world be more progrsive, so do the baseball muny wh clubs, fans, and teammat embracg openly gay MLB players.

As the MLB ntu embracg the LGBTQ muny, the players have also taken steps towards clivens wh Chigo Whe Sox pcher, Anrson Comás, g out as openly gay.

The 23-year-old pcher om the Domin Republic hop the revelatn of his sexualy enurag other gay players to e out.

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Although Anrson Comás is only the send openly gay MLB player to e out while actively wh an anizatn, the Chigo Whe Sox, he is far om the first openly gay player to play profsnal baseball. "Anrson Comás beme the send known player to e out as gay while actively affiliated wh an MLB anizatn.

Former Los Angel Dodgers outfielr Glenn Burke was the first MLB player to e out as gay, however, he did so followg his retirement. After retirg he embraced his sexualy, beg the first openly gay MLB player. "They n't ever say now that a gay man n't play the majors, bee I'm a gay man and I ma .

Billy Bean ntu to fight for the rights and cln of openly gay players the MLB. The former Detro Tigers outfielr me out as gay 1999, beg the send former MLB player to do so, followg the footsteps of Glenn Burke. An advote for the cln of homosexualy baseball, Bean was named as the MLB's first "Ambassador for Incln".

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He also helped David Denson, who beme the first openly gay mor league player signed to an MLB anizatn. "Former Player of The Day - Billy Bean - Outfielr, #Padr #Tigers #Dodgers #PlayerOfTheDay" - @GayBaseballFanIt has been a long road, but thanks to pneers such as Glenn Burke, Billy Bean, David Denson, and Anrson Comás, baseball is beg a more welg place for everyone.

Here's a list of those the profsnal and llege baseball world proud enough to wear a rabow p wh their pstrip and e out as gay. An outfielr for the Los Angel Dodgers and the Oakland A's between 1976 and 1979, Glenn Burke beme the first Major League Baseball player to e out as gay to teammat and owners while still active, though the team asked that he keep his sexualy secret om the public and he plied.

Two years later, he told Insi Sports that he believed he'd been let go om the Dodgers bee he was gay.

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He beme one of few proment gay athlet of the era after that, playg the Gay Gam 1982 and 1986. "They n't ever say now that a gay man n't play the majors, bee I'm a gay man and I ma ," he told The Philalphia Inquirer.

@billybeanballThe only livg Major League Baseball veteran who has e out as gay, outfielr Billy Bean played for the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padr over a reer that spanned om 1987 to 1995.

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Bryan Ruby be only active profsnal baseball player out as gay .

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