Pro baseball player Anderson Comás made a statement when he came out, and then shined on the pitcher’s mound
Name: Anderson Comás, 23Bio: A native of the Dominican Republic, Comás began his professional baseball career at age 16 when he signed with the Chicago White Sox.
After a few years in the outfield, the Sox re-evaluated the 6’7” lefty’s skillset and decided to convert him into a pitcher for the 2022 season.
Heading into the 2023 campaign, Comás hoped to perform well enough on the mound to earn a promotion from the Arizona Complex League to a Class A minor league team.A post shared by Anderson Comas (@andersoncomas10)A post shared by Anderson Comas (@andersoncomas10)Coming Out: For all the strides Major League Baseball has made to welcome the LGBTQ+ community over the past decade, the fact remains that no active big leaguer has ever come out during his playing career.
Trailblazer Glenn Burke never announced he was gay to the public (but he also didn’t conceal his sexuality from teammates), while Billy Bean and TJ House didn’t come out to the world at large until after they had retired.
