Eric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. He has major league aspiratns, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer.
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- FORMER BLUE JAYS, INDIANS PCHER T.J. HOE OUT AS GAY
- TORONTO BLUE JAYS SAY BASEBALL READY FOR OPENLY GAY PLAYER
FORMER BLUE JAYS, INDIANS PCHER T.J. HOE OUT AS GAY
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TORONTO BLUE JAYS SAY BASEBALL READY FOR OPENLY GAY PLAYER
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She remembers when former players Yunel Esbar and Kev Pillar were volved homophobic cints. McCoy for The New York TimHis Sexualy Don’t Defe Him, but It Can Set Him ApartEric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. Three years earlier, while he was studyg journalism at Michigan State Universy, he had publicly e out as gay an say he wrote for the time of the say, he braced for a backlash, but nothg materialized.
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