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DODGERS TO WEAR GAY PRI PS FOR FIRST TIME JUNE
Irfan Khan/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensg RightsLOS ANGELES, May 9 (Rters) - The Los Angel Dodgers will wear ctomized on-field pri ps for the first time when the anizatn celebrat s nth annual LGBTQ+ night at Dodger Stadium on June 3, the team said on "LA" letterg on the famo Dodger blue ps will be filled wh the rabow lors of the gay pri Dodgers and the rival Giants will both wear their rpective team's pri ps when they face off San Francis eight days later a first for Major League Baseball (MLB). "The move as gay rights advot say the LGBTQ+ muny has e unr attack stat such as Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis March signed a Republin-backed bill that bans classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty for many young stunts. Gay mician Wils will perform the natnal the game, there will be a ceremony honorg the late Glenn Burke, a gay man who played for the Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics the 1970s, Dodger Insir reports.
”Kapler said he had nversatns wh Giants players and staff about the uniforms and expected full participatn om the team gog to Saturday, pecially sce this is the send season that the team has worn Pri-themed logos on the Dodgers buted their Pri ps at Dodger Stadium's Pri Night on June 3, when they also paid tribute to Glenn Burke, the first openly gay player MLB.
The club hosted some proment figur the LGBTQ+ muny pregame ceremoni: Dale Stt, the only umpire profsnal baseball to e out as gay durg his reer, livered the lp rds, and Bay Area native Amy Schneir, who is trans and a 40-time "Jeopardy! Before the game, the team will also regnize former Dodger outfielr Glenn Burke, the first openly gay player MLB, whose fay will throw the ceremonial first pch.