MILWAUKEE -- Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett was a teammate of David Denson's earlier this season while on a short rehab assignment with Class A Wisconsin. At the time, Gennett, along with the rest of Denson's teammates, didn't realize the 20-year-old first baseman and outfielder had a secret that he was struggling to share.
That secret came to light on Saturday, as Denson revealed he is gay in a story that appeared overnight in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He becomes the first active player affiliated with a Major League organization to come out publicly.