The first openly gay active MLB-affiliated player just came out

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The first active professional baseball player on an MLB-affiliated team has come out as gay.

http://www.examiner.com/article/first-openly-gay-mlb-player-comes-out-makes-history?cid=db_articles

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/brewers-minor-leaguer-comes-out-as-first-openly-gay-player-in-affiliated-ball-054016136.html

Talking with my teammates, they gave me the confidence I needed, coming out to them," recalled Denson. "They said, 'You're still our teammate. You're still our brother. We kind of had an idea, but your sexuality has nothing to do with your ability. You're still a ballplayer at the end of the day. We don't treat you any different. We've got your back.'

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Denson, by the way, was a 15th-round pick in 2013 out of South Hills High School in West Covina, California. The 20-year-old has batted .240/.355/.379 in 179 professional games. He's what you'd probably label a fringe prospect at this point in his development, but he's already made an impact on the game that can never be measured.

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2. "Denson's story is one of courage"

Big time courage.

A clubhouse and all.

Thank you for the post/info.