Texas Rangers are only MLB team not hosting a Pride Night & employees are speaking out
full promotional calendar for the rest of the 2023 season. They will host nights dedicated to Shark Week, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts and somebody named “Preston.” But once again, there won’t be a Pride Night at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
The Rangers remain the only MLB team out of 30 without an evening dedicated to celebrating its LGBTQ+ fans, and employees aren’t having it.The Athletic recently spoke to roughly a dozen current or recent employees of the organization about the Rangers’ decision to abstain from promoting LGBTQ+ Pride.
Many of the sources quoted were granted anonymity to protect their professional livelihoods. They weren’t shy about voicing their displeasure.“I grew up here, I’m a diehard Rangers fan,” said one current staffer. “When I started working here, it was a dream job.
But it’s pretty sh*tty that it’s an organization over the last few years that has done or said things, or not done or said things, that not only do I not agree with or not reflect who I want to be as a person, but it’s bordering on being disgusting.”“[The silence] is deafening,” added another.
