MILWAUKEE (AP) — A minor league player for the Milwaukee Brewers has become the first openly gay player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
David Denson, with the help of former major leaguer Billy Bean, reached out to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to tell his story.
The 20-year-old first baseman plays for the Helena Brewers in the rookie Pioneer League. Bean, Major League Baseball's first Ambassador for Inclusion, disclosed he is gay after his playing career.
"Talking with my teammates, they gave me the confidence I needed, coming out to them," Denson told the newspaper.