In major league baseball only two players have publicly me out as gay other than that few of mor league players have done so.
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- WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?"IN BASEBALL, YOUR POSN IS ALWAYS LS SECURE THAN OTHER PRO SPORTS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAPRIL 2, 2017/11:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGKISSG HIS BAT FOR GOOD LUCK SATURATED FOR A OL LOOKBY DAN AVERYAPRIL 2, 2017 / 11:10 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-04-02T15:10:55.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-04-02T15:10:55.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'VE SAID HELLO (AND GOODBYE) TO JASON COLLS AND MICHAEL SAM, BUT I N'T HELP BUT WONR WHY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HASN'T HAD S OWN OPENLY GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOR LEAGUERS SEAN CONROY AND DAVID DENSON ME OUT THIS YEAR, BUT ONLY TWO GAY PLAYERS THE MAJORS—BILLY BEAN AND GLENN BURKE—HAVE DISCLOSED THEIR ORIENTATN, AND BOTH AFTER RETIREMENT. (BURKE WAS REPORTEDLY OUT TO HIS TEAMMAT ON THE L.A. DODGERS, BUT WAS NEVER DISCSED PUBLICLY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS CHANCE—THAT THE RIGHT GUY JT HASN'T E ALONG YET? OR IS THERE SOMETHG ABOUT THE SPORT THAT MAK HARR TO E OUT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE OBV REASON IS NO ONE HAS HAD THE URAGE TO DO ," OUTSPORTS' CYD ZEIGLER TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. BUT HE ADMS THE GAME PRENTS SOME SPECIFIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ONE OF THE THGS THAT MAK BASEBALL UNIQUE IS THE MOR LEAGUE SYSTEM. PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT UP AND PUT BACK ALL THE TIME. IN BASEBALL, YOUR POSN IS ALWAYS LS SECURE THAN OTHER PRO SPORTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MLB ALSO DRAWS ON MORE PLAYERS WHO SKIPPED LLEGE AND WENT STRAIGHT OM THE MORS, SO THEY AREN'T AS EXPOSED TO OTHER WALKS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHERE PLAYERS ARE BORN N IMPACT THEIR FEELGS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY, AS WELL: "THERE'S A HUGE FLUX OF PLAYERS OM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERI AND THE CARIBBEAN BASEBALL," SAYS ZEIGLER. "GUYS WHO ARE OFTEN RAISED VERY MACHO OR CATHOLIC MUNI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, MOST PLAYERS AT LEAST SAY THEY'D WELE A GAY TEAMMATE. AND FANS ARE OPEN TO AS WELL. "THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE WH FANS— HASN'T BEEN FOR A ," HE ADDS.GETTY IMAGBASEBALL PLAYER POSG ONT OF WHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAYBE AN OPENLY GAY MLB PLAYER ISN'T AS IMPORTANT AS WE THK. AFTER ALL, THE DAYS OF BASEBALL BEG "AMERI'S PASTIME" ARE LONG GONE. "FOOTBALL IS KG. NOTHG CHANG AMERIN CULTURE LIKE FOOTBALL," SAYS ZEIGLER. "THE NFL IS THE MOST POWERFUL ENTERTAMENT PANY AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASEBALL IS MAKG AN EFFORT: MANY TEAMS HOST PRI NIGHTS AND MLB HAS EVEN PRODUCED RABOW-THEMED HATS, SHIRTS AND OTHER MERCHANDISE. LAST YEAR, THE LEAGUE HIRED BILLY BEAN TO BE S FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THERE'S NO ONE SPECIFIC REASON" WHY A PLAYER HASN'T E OUT, BEAN TELLS . "FOR ME, WAS MY UPBRGG. I WAS RAISED A STRICT CATHOLIC FAY AND MY DAD WAS THE MARE CORPS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY AND LARGE, THOUGH, HE THKS DOWN TO BS: "THE PLAYERS NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE GOG TO BE TREATED FAIRLY," HE SAYS. "IT'S SO HARD TO GET TO THE TOP. BY THE TIME THEY'RE THERE, THEY'VE WEATHERED SO MANY STORMS, THIS ULD FEEL LIKE ONE MORE THG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEAN IS EAGER TO WELE THAT TRAILBLAZG PLAYER. "MY GOAL IS NOT TO ASK WHY HAVEN'T WE HAD ONE YET. BUT THAT, WHEN WE DO, 'S A POSIVE EXPERIENCE—SO THAT MAYBE TWO OR THREE MORE PLAYERS FEEL FORTABLE G OUT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZEIGLER, THOUGH, SAYS THE ONT OFFICE HAS TO LEAD THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PLAYERS HAVE TO BE NVCED TO E OUT—THATS THE ONLY WAY THAT CHANGE HAPPENS," HE SAYS. "THE MANAGERS AND OWNERS ARE THE ONLY ON WHO N DO . THEY'LL SAY 'S NOT THEIR JOB, BUT I'D SAY THEY HAVE A GREATER RPONSIBILY TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE SREBOARD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- 9 BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY
- MOR LEAGUER SOLOMON BAT OUT AS GAYSHARHARE-SQUARE-383717MOR LEAGUER SOLOMON BAT OUT AS GAY
- GAY CAN’T PLAY: BREAKG GROUND PROFSNAL BASEBALL FEATURG BRYAN RUBY ’19
- HOW GAY BASEBALL PLAYER MATT BARKER OVERME ADDICTN, AND LEARNED TO LOVE HIMSELF
WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?"IN BASEBALL, YOUR POSN IS ALWAYS LS SECURE THAN OTHER PRO SPORTS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAPRIL 2, 2017/11:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGKISSG HIS BAT FOR GOOD LUCK SATURATED FOR A OL LOOKBY DAN AVERYAPRIL 2, 2017 / 11:10 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-04-02T15:10:55.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-04-02T15:10:55.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'VE SAID HELLO (AND GOODBYE) TO JASON COLLS AND MICHAEL SAM, BUT I N'T HELP BUT WONR WHY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HASN'T HAD S OWN OPENLY GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOR LEAGUERS SEAN CONROY AND DAVID DENSON ME OUT THIS YEAR, BUT ONLY TWO GAY PLAYERS THE MAJORS—BILLY BEAN AND GLENN BURKE—HAVE DISCLOSED THEIR ORIENTATN, AND BOTH AFTER RETIREMENT. (BURKE WAS REPORTEDLY OUT TO HIS TEAMMAT ON THE L.A. DODGERS, BUT WAS NEVER DISCSED PUBLICLY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS CHANCE—THAT THE RIGHT GUY JT HASN'T E ALONG YET? OR IS THERE SOMETHG ABOUT THE SPORT THAT MAK HARR TO E OUT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE OBV REASON IS NO ONE HAS HAD THE URAGE TO DO ," OUTSPORTS' CYD ZEIGLER TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. BUT HE ADMS THE GAME PRENTS SOME SPECIFIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ONE OF THE THGS THAT MAK BASEBALL UNIQUE IS THE MOR LEAGUE SYSTEM. PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT UP AND PUT BACK ALL THE TIME. IN BASEBALL, YOUR POSN IS ALWAYS LS SECURE THAN OTHER PRO SPORTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MLB ALSO DRAWS ON MORE PLAYERS WHO SKIPPED LLEGE AND WENT STRAIGHT OM THE MORS, SO THEY AREN'T AS EXPOSED TO OTHER WALKS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHERE PLAYERS ARE BORN N IMPACT THEIR FEELGS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY, AS WELL: "THERE'S A HUGE FLUX OF PLAYERS OM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERI AND THE CARIBBEAN BASEBALL," SAYS ZEIGLER. "GUYS WHO ARE OFTEN RAISED VERY MACHO OR CATHOLIC MUNI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, MOST PLAYERS AT LEAST SAY THEY'D WELE A GAY TEAMMATE. AND FANS ARE OPEN TO AS WELL. "THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE WH FANS— HASN'T BEEN FOR A ," HE ADDS.GETTY IMAGBASEBALL PLAYER POSG ONT OF WHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAYBE AN OPENLY GAY MLB PLAYER ISN'T AS IMPORTANT AS WE THK. AFTER ALL, THE DAYS OF BASEBALL BEG "AMERI'S PASTIME" ARE LONG GONE. "FOOTBALL IS KG. NOTHG CHANG AMERIN CULTURE LIKE FOOTBALL," SAYS ZEIGLER. "THE NFL IS THE MOST POWERFUL ENTERTAMENT PANY AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASEBALL IS MAKG AN EFFORT: MANY TEAMS HOST PRI NIGHTS AND MLB HAS EVEN PRODUCED RABOW-THEMED HATS, SHIRTS AND OTHER MERCHANDISE. LAST YEAR, THE LEAGUE HIRED BILLY BEAN TO BE S FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THERE'S NO ONE SPECIFIC REASON" WHY A PLAYER HASN'T E OUT, BEAN TELLS . "FOR ME, WAS MY UPBRGG. I WAS RAISED A STRICT CATHOLIC FAY AND MY DAD WAS THE MARE CORPS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY AND LARGE, THOUGH, HE THKS DOWN TO BS: "THE PLAYERS NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE GOG TO BE TREATED FAIRLY," HE SAYS. "IT'S SO HARD TO GET TO THE TOP. BY THE TIME THEY'RE THERE, THEY'VE WEATHERED SO MANY STORMS, THIS ULD FEEL LIKE ONE MORE THG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEAN IS EAGER TO WELE THAT TRAILBLAZG PLAYER. "MY GOAL IS NOT TO ASK WHY HAVEN'T WE HAD ONE YET. BUT THAT, WHEN WE DO, 'S A POSIVE EXPERIENCE—SO THAT MAYBE TWO OR THREE MORE PLAYERS FEEL FORTABLE G OUT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZEIGLER, THOUGH, SAYS THE ONT OFFICE HAS TO LEAD THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PLAYERS HAVE TO BE NVCED TO E OUT—THATS THE ONLY WAY THAT CHANGE HAPPENS," HE SAYS. "THE MANAGERS AND OWNERS ARE THE ONLY ON WHO N DO . THEY'LL SAY 'S NOT THEIR JOB, BUT I'D SAY THEY HAVE A GREATER RPONSIBILY TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE SREBOARD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
We've said hello (and goodbye) to Jason Colls and Michael Sam, but I n't help but wonr why Major League Baseball hasn't had s own openly gay leaguers Sean Conroy and David Denson me out this year, but only two gay players the majors—Billy Bean and Glenn Burke—have disclosed their orientatn, and both after retirement. "The MLB also draws on more players who skipped llege and went straight om the mors, so they aren't as exposed to other walks of players are born n impact their feelgs about homosexualy, as well: "There's a huge flux of players om Central and South Ameri and the Caribbean baseball, " says Zeigler. "Ultimately, though, most players at least say they'd wele a gay teammate.
9 BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY
"This isn't an issue wh fans— hasn't been for a , " he an openly gay MLB player isn't as important as we thk. So, here we gonna talk about some of the bravt of all begs; as we know, Like other sports, homophobia is still prevalent baseball.
Major League Baseball seems to be fallg behd other sports leagu acceptance of gay players.
MOR LEAGUER SOLOMON BAT OUT AS GAYSHARHARE-SQUARE-383717MOR LEAGUER SOLOMON BAT OUT AS GAY
In MLB, players rerd g homophobic slurs gam.
“Pri is for everyone, ” In profsnal baseball, brave players who me out as gay publicly are maly om mor leagu.
The prsure toward acceptg pri players baseball may be why homosexual players who e out as gay before or after retirement have a short reer.
GAY CAN’T PLAY: BREAKG GROUND PROFSNAL BASEBALL FEATURG BRYAN RUBY ’19
Here we gonna look at the baseball players who intify themselv as homosexuals durg or after their playg reers.
Later, he revealed his inty as gay while terviewg wh SB Natn. He cid to jo the Browns as the team already knew he was gay, and wasn’t an issue for the team.
Studied at Christa Universy Aza Pacific Universy, whose policy advot particularly ban of homosexuals. Moreover, Santan ma headl after g out as gay ont of his mother and teammat while filmg This Is Life, a TLC documentary 2017. Later, he retired om playg baseball and joed the gay softball club Phoneix.
HOW GAY BASEBALL PLAYER MATT BARKER OVERME ADDICTN, AND LEARNED TO LOVE HIMSELF
Although, Santan always had planned after g out as gay. However, Dillger also mentns he didn’t tend to tell his teammat after hearg gay slurs. Moreover, former Ptsburgh Pirat owner Kev McClatchy spired him to e out as gay publicly.