A's to honor first openly gay MLB player, Oakland native Glenn Burke

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Glenn Burke was an outfielr wh the LA Dodgers the 1970s. He was also gay — somethg that many of his teammat knew at the time though the general public did not. Documentary filmmaker Doug Harris discs how Burke's sexualy sat wh his teammat and the Dodgers' ont office.

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Today, as the Los Angel Dodgers prepare to play the World Seri agast the Tampa Bay Rays, -founr Jim Buzski remds that the Dodgers anchise is a part of LGBTQ sports history as havg the only two MLB players who ever were public about beg gay.

DODGERS HAVE HAD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S ONLY 2 OPENLY GAY PLAYERS

Dodgers have had Major League Baseball’s only 2 openly gay players.

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A's to honor first openly gay MLB player, Oakland native Glenn Burke .

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