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Openly gay baseball player says ‘hate has a voice in baseball’ after Pride Night kerfluffle
refused to wear rainbow-decorated uniforms for the baseball team’s Pride Night on Saturday, openly gay professional baseball player Bryan Ruby called them out for their foul behavior.“Discrimination and hate has a voice in baseball,” Ruby said, “and you saw it in Tampa.”Ruby, who plays baseball for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, came out as gay in 2021, making him the only out baseball player who is currently on a professional team. (The Volcanoes, although professional, are not currently affiliated with any major or minor league baseball organization.