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The baseball legend’s fortitude and courage in the face of innumerable obstacles is something with which we can all identify.

Just as Pride is not limited to June, we should tip our caps to the players of the Negro League all year long.

Robbie Rogers won the MLS Cup with the L.A. Galaxy almost two years after coming out publicly.

Fox became the first out trans MMA fighter ever when she stepped in the octagon and submitted Allanna Jones at CFA 11 in 2013.

Baylor University standout Brittney Griner was a three-time All-American, won 2 ESPY awards and was named AP Player of 2012, in addition to Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four.

Sue Bird is the most decorated FIBA World Cup athlete in history.

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball as she helped the USWNT defeat the Netherlands to win the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

Mauresmo doubled down on Grand Slam wins just six months after winning her first Major title.

Robert Dover competed in more Olympic Games than any other out LGBTQ athlete, competing in 5 after coming out.

By a vote of 6-3, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that LGBT employees have the same protections from discrimination as anyone else. How will this decision impact the major sports leagues?

Gordon played for Western Kentucky and UMass before coming out and playing for Seton Hall.

At one point during the 2014 NFL preseason, Sam was tied for third in the league in sacks.

In 2018, trans NWHL player Harrison Browne and his new team won the Isobel Cup Championship.

If 2020 feels like we’re living through history, just imagine what it was like to attend the 1973 tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King.

The South African track star received her second Gold Medal after the winner of the 2012 Olympic event was stripped of her award for doping.

The transgender All-American duathlete, Hall of Fame triathlete and Olympic trials race walker earned a spot in the men’s 35-39 sprint duathlon world championship in 2015 and competed with Team USA.

Katie Sowers made history in two ways when Super Bowl LIV kicked off in February.

From Jason Collins to Ireen Wust, Outsports is sharing 30 stories over 30 days, celebrating out athletes who made history.

Every day this month, we’ll be revisiting a moment of Pride. Today: Mercury star Diana Taurasi scores her 6,000th point in 2013.

Outsports is joining SB Nation and our sister sites in reflecting on sports moments that brought us to tears. This lifelong Mets fan has a lot to choose from.