The New York Times – Sports:
Few players in professional baseball have revealed publicly that they are gay. Anderson Comás, a relief pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, said he wanted to be “an inspiration” for people like him.
Category: Burke, Glenn (1952-95)
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Rays Players Undercut Pride Night by Not Wearing Rainbow Logos
The New York Times – Sports:
A day after the Dodgers finally embraced the memory of Glenn Burke — Major League Baseball’s first gay player — a group of Rays players undercut their team’s Pride Night.
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At Pride Night, Dodgers Embrace Glenn Burke, Who They Once Shunned
The New York Times – Sports:
At Pride Night, Los Angeles will celebrate the life of Glenn Burke, M.L.B.’s first openly gay player. His family will be there hoping the honor makes Burke “partially whole.”