From Pride jerseys to Pride caps, rainbows are breaking out all around baseball this June, except for the usual suspect.

What it’s about: A former LA Dodgers outfielder whose four-year career in the majors would be unremarkable apart from two extremely remarkable things: He was the first openly gay major leaguer, and he ...

The LA Dodgers unveiled a permanent memorial at Dodger Stadium honoring gay players Glenn Burke and Billy Bean, ahead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bryan Ruby is the only out gay active player in professional baseball.David Green (insider_articles_922) Some Tampa Bay Rays ...

An openly gay professional baseball player is speaking out following the decision made by a number of Tampa Bay Rays players not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms for “Pride Night” in ...

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Baseball history was made in Northern California wine country Thursday night when the sport’s first active professional player to come out as gay pitched a shutout before an ...

Billy Bean, a former baseball player who came out as gay after retiring and then dedicated his life to inclusion, died this week. Before his death at age 60, Bean was an executive for Major League ...

Controversy surrounded the Colorado Mesa University baseball team after a post from a former Mavericks' pitcher, who came out as gay, highlighted homophobic treatment he received in college and minor ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 7,023,552-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Glenn Burke What it’s about: A former LA Dodgers outfielder whose four-year career in ...

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