USA Today. “I kept thinking about the little 14-year-old me, who was scared because I'm a baseball player who loved country music,” he said. “Those are worlds where people like me are told they can’t belong.
I’m not a hot-shot prospect. But today, you can’t find a single active baseball player who is out publicly. I want to help create a world where future generations of baseball players don’t have to sacrifice authenticity or who they really are to play the game they love.”Ruby came out to his family and friends four years ago and then to his teammates this summer.