MLB

You can get rainbow pride caps from several Major League Baseball and NHL teams. More are on the way from '47.

Jamie Neal is a sports blogger in the middle of a big transition. "I am beyond scared to go to an A's game, a Niners game, a Giants game, any professional sporting event - and those teams all call one of the most liberal and diverse areas home."

"Gay people are asking for equal rights under the law, and we’ve got Christians saying 'God hates you.' " the reliever writes in a blog post.

Oakland A's pitcher Sean Doolittle and his girlfriend, Eireann, promise to buy empty seats for LGBT Night in Oakland this June.

The shirts will be sold as a ticket promotion for the June 26 event.

Tampa Bay Rays team president Brian Auld was eager to put his team behind the effort to legalize same-sex marriage.

The New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays and San Francisco Giants all want the Supreme Court to make gay marriage legal.

Spring Training is underway in Arizona and Florida, and Major League Baseball is already making Outsports headlines.

Dale Scott's first game as an openly gay MLB umpire was cut short in the first inning when he was hit by a pitch.

The problem with Daniel Murphy's comments about gay people isn't the effect it will have on Billy Bean. The problem is the effect it will have on Murphy's gay children.

New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson invited openly gay former MLB player Billy Bean to practice with the Mets.

Luke Skywalker was not the only jedi left in Empire Strikes Back. Dale Scott is not Ump25. There is another.

Jason Burch played in the Minors for four different MLB franchises from 2003-2008. He played in college for Nebraska. He was gay the whole time, telling teammates when they asked. Looking back, he wishes he had come out more publicly while playing.

MLB Network producer Bruce Cornblatt shares his reasons for doing an hour-long special on the story of openly gay former baseball player Billy Bean.

Outsports will return to its roots, writing more about mainstream sports while also providing plenty of LGBT sports news. We invite you to join us with your perspectives!

A photo with his husband in a small magazine was his first public acknowledgment. "I am extremely grateful that Major League Baseball has always judged me on my work and nothing else," he says.

MLB commissioner Bud Selig, ex-pitcher Curt Schilling among those praising the veteran umpire.

Outsports will join sports organizations like the NBA, MLB and WWE in observance of Spirit Day.

Dave Pallone was outed in 1988 and then lost his job. It wasn't until he wrote his autobiography that he was truly free.

Los Angeles Dodgers will host the second annual gay "LGBT Night Out" on Aug. 22 with Tom Whitman and Flip, benefitting AIDS Project Los Angeles and supported by Outsports.