5% Of MLB Players In Poll Know Of Gay Player
ESPN the Magazine asks 110 players and six say they know of someone gay in the sport.
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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees did not have a sex-change operation
Derek Jeter (Photo: Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE) New York Yankees fans had a shock when they saw a status update on the team's Facebook page...
Baseball to add sexual orientation to nondiscrimination policy in new labor deal
Major League Baseball and the players' union will add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy as part of a new labor deal, the New York Daily News is reporting. From Andy Martino: The...
Billy Bean on meeting one of his heroes, gay serviceman Eric Alva
Billy Bean, Eric Alva Over the past decade, I have watched with bated breath as our community fought to repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t...
Los Angeles gay rights group slams Bud Selig for speaking before Boy Scouts gala
Photo via Sodahead The Boy Scouts of America does not allow gays or lesbians to serve as scouts or scout leaders, saying it "believes that...
Texas Rangers complete epic choke, lose World Series to Cardinals
Game 6 hero David Freese Update: Game 7 was so blah that it's not worth a separate item. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers,...
World Series, Rangers vs. Cardinals: Do you have a rooting interest?
The World Series starts Wednesday with a matchup few expected -- the Texas Rangers vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. I can't say this is one to excite the senses. I will be rooting for the Rangers, the...
Brad Pitt does not play gay Billy Bean in "Moneyball," he plays straight Billy Beane
The Billys: Bean and Beane Billy Bean and Billy Beane could not be more different. Yet they...
Red Sox complete greatest Sept. choke in baseball history; Braves a close second
The Boston Red Sox led the Tampa Bay Rays by nine games on Sept. 4. And last night the lead went poof and the Rays completed the biggest September comeback for a playoff spot in Major League...
Moment #54: Former Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke comes out
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Baseball, 1993: By the time former Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke came out publicly in interviews with...
Tip: It's not smart to streak a Little League game while carrying your cellphone
Oliver S. Sullivan, 18, of Hingham, Mass., thought he had pulled off the perfect crime. But he forgot one key detail: Don't bring your cellphone with you when you're streaking. From MyFoxBoston: O...
Baseball announcer Ray Knight apologizes for saying 'sissy' on the air
Ray Knight, a color analyst for the Washington Nationals and former Major League Baseball player and manager, apologized for using the word "sissy" during a June 5 telecast, the Washington Blade...
Baseball: Joe in Philly picks the Phillies
Our good friend Joe Guckin posts his 2011 baseball predictions on his terrific The Joe in Philly Experience blog. And, shocker, he picks his hometown Philadelphia Phillies to win the National...
Giants win first World Series since 1954
The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 3-1, to win the World Series in five games. It was the Giants first World Series title since 1954 and first since moving to San Francisco in 1958....
Giants rip Rangers in World Series opener
A lot of people picked the Texas Rangers to win the World Series over the San Francisco Giants based on Cliff Lee starting and winning two games. So much for that theory. Lee lasted only five...
World Series set: Giants vs. Rangers
You would have made a lot of money had you bet before the season that the World Series would pit the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants. But that's the reality after both teams won...
Phillies' Roy Halladay pitches no-hitter
Until Wednesday, there had been only one no-hitter in the postseason history of Major League Baseball -- Don Larsen's perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956. Make that two. Roy Halladay of...
Umpire's blown call costs perfect game
Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was chasing a perfect game Wednesday. He had retired the first 26 Cleveland Indians he had faced, and the 27th batter, Jason Donald, hit a ball down the...
Kendry Morales breaks legs in HR celebration
I have often wondered why more players don't get hurt in those wild baseball celebrations after a game-winning hit. We saw such a thing happen to Kendry Morales of the Los Angeles Angels, who had...
S.I. -- Phillies over Rays in World Series
The Philadelphia Phillies' two-year reign as National League champs ended this week when Sports Illustrated came out with its baseball preview issue. The magazine picked the Phillies to beat the...
Sammy Sosa's new improved(?) bleached look
Former Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa insists he's not trying to turn into Michael Jackson, but does say he's undergoing skin bleaching. Photos of Sosa looking pasty appeared recently and...
Dem in White House = Yankees title
I don't have much to say about the New York Yankees winning the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies since I watched almost none of it. But I did find an interesting coincidence...
Pick the World Series winner
The World Series starts Wednesday in New York featuring the Yankees against the Phillies. I take the Yankees in six. Takw our World Series poll:
Unassisted triple play ends game
For only the second time in Major League Baseball history, a game ended on an unassisted triple play. It was turned by Eric Brunlett of the Philadelphia Phillies in a 9-7 win Sunday against the New...
Player stressed, so fans conclude he must be gay
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto, the team's best hitter, has been on the disabled list since May 30 with what the team has termed "stress-related issues." The team and Votto have been...
LA Angels Pitcher Adenhart Killed
Nick Adenhart was just getting his major league career off the ground. He pitched six scoreless innings last night, looking sharp and every bit the top prospect that the 22 year old had been...
