In recent years, we have seen athletes like Jason Collins and Michael Sam make headlines for being two of the first openly gay men to play major professional sports in the United States. While there have been players (including baseball players) who have come out as gay after their professional careers were over, we still have not seen many pro athletes who were openly gay at the time they were playing. In fact, we have yet to see such a player in Major League Baseball, despite the progress made in recent years in LGBT inclusion.
Last week, Eno Sarris wrote an excellent piece over at Fangraphs looking at whether baseball was ready for an openly gay player.