On an Instagram Post on Tuesday professional baseball player Solomon Bates announced himself as gay.
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He said in his post,
"Being gay in this sport you don't know what comes at you! I thank the giants for giving me the opportunity to be myself and go out there and play the game that I love the most. I'm still in shock on what just happened. But I'm not giving up on what I want to do. I'm still going to open up doors for gay athletes like me. Still will strive to be one of the greatest to do it. I ended on a high note from getting hurt to going out there and pitching my ass off. Baseball I'm not done with you. I'm leaving on my terms and my terms only. Gay men can play a manly sport if you give us a chance to. Thank you giants, you guys made a new fan. But gave me a chip to keep going. I love all the new friends that I've made. I'm not going to cry. I'm going to keep pushing."
He is the second active minor leaguer to come out as gay.
During Pride Month, Bates posted a photo with a caption that read: “Got my mind on a bigger picture. Bigger than me!!!! ⛈🌧🌦🌈”.
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