Baseball

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

John Dellinger joins us to talk some baseball. Plus, why are we seeing sometimes not-so-subtle crude comments and signs referring to Michael Sam?

One couple at a Dodgers-Giants game knew how to handle a Kiss Cam

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.

The Chicago White Sox will host gay night 'Out at the Sox' on Saturday, Aug. 16. Some White Sox fans are angry about it.

We've long been fans of pitcher Brandon McCarthy, now with the New York Yankees, after he called out the inherent homophobia of "kiss cams" that showed two guys kissing with the intent of making the crowd laugh at them. McCarthy is very astute and funny and has built a large Twitter following. He's also more […]

Michael Sam accepted an ESPY Award for his courage, while Billy Bean was hired by Major League Baseball to head up diversity issues. Where does this now leave baseball in the race for inclusion?

Billy Bean, the openly gay former MLB player, will head up baseball's efforts to build a safe workplace for all as Ambassador For Inclusion. His efforts will touch on gay issues, as well as race, gender and other issues of diversity.

Major League Baseball will make the announcement about its handling of gay issues and homophobia Tuesday before the League's All-Star game.

Adam Lind, R.A. Dickey and Jose Bautista agree that the sport can handle an out player.

Bill Van Raaphorst has been openly gay in collegiate baseball umpiring for years.

How cute. A video of Navy baseball players Matt Kilby and Brad Borosak singing "Love Is An Open Door" from "Frozen" has gone viral, with nearly a million views. Kilby, a pitcher, is driving, and infielder Borosak is the passenger. These two make an adorable couple. The Navy dudes still have a ways to go […]

ESPN The Magazine interviewed 143 Major League Baseball players on a variety of subjects, including PED use, most overrated and underrated players, and this question on gay players: Do you agree or disagree with [Yankees manager] Joe Girardi that MLB is ready for an openly gay player?NL All-Star: "We come in here and we're all […]

David Ortiz: "I love people the way they are. Especially if you are honest with yourself. You know what I'm saying? It's the (expletive) 21st century man. Get over it."

"It's one of the best things he's ever done because it's made us closer friends," said a teammate on the Drew University baseball team. "It doesn't change a thing."

Whitney found complete acceptance from his Walla Walla Community College baseball team when he came out to them just days after his then-boyfriend, Conner Mertens, came out to his college football team.

Some homophobe defaced the Wikipedia entry for the St. Louis Cardinals with gay slurs for much of the afternoon Monday. As Deadspin noted, this was a problem for anyone doing a Google search for the team "because Google pulls information on baseball teams from Wikipedia." Here is how the entry read for an undisclosed amount […]

Brittany McMillan's Spirit Day initiative will reach sports fans of virtually every major pro-sports league. Will we see purple on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football?

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West this season and capped off the regular season Friday night with an 11-0 win as they celebrated LGBT night out. NBA player Jason Collins threw out the first pitch, with former Dodger Billy Bean on the mound to congratulate him. Singer Lance Bass was also a […]

Brittany and Robbie Ross talk about being Christian and loving their LGBT friends in part because of their religious beliefs.