Pride and baseball
Hi gay! We’re now roughly halfway through Pride month; coincidentally, we’re approaching the halfway point of the 2026 Major League Baseball season. With all that in mind, MLB teams from coast to coast will host Pride-themed games1 this month, which purport to welcome LGBTQ+ fans with the idea that baseball is for everyone.
Billy Bean, 1964–2024
Billy Bean, the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, passed away today after a yearlong battle against acute myeloid leukemia.