More Than a Logo, More Than a Pride Night, MLB Falls Short on Showing LGBTQ+ Support

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[nickcarraway]

You may be inclined to give the Toronto Blue Jays credit for releasing pitcher Anthony Bass, who recently shared a hateful anti-LGBTQ+ Instagram post, and then later denied reality, saying it actually wasn't hateful. The Blue Jays were right to cut ties but he made these comments days ago. The team's action was slow and perhaps even enabling.

That's because the Blue Jays were going to proceed with having Bass catch the ceremonial first pitch before Friday's first game of the team's Pride Weekend activities. Why you would have someone who shared an anti-LGBTQ+ post take part in a night to honor that community in the first place?

It's unclear why the team picked now to release him but it likely has something to do with him struggling with a 4.95 ERA. He's also been booed at several home games since he made a public apology on May 30.

[nickcarraway]

Blue Jays Cut Pitcher Anthony Bass After Latest Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments

The Dodgers should be forced to cut Clayton Kershaw immediately.

[cdcdawg]

“You may be inclined to give the Toronto Blue Jays credit for releasing pitcher Anthony Bass..”
Or not so inclined.

[frank ballenger]

Once the ridiculous taking a knee for BLM, pro sports has been in a virtue signaling mode.

It cannot go on forever without civil war. Teams will have to be assembled by political affiliations of players.

[ConservativeInPA]

Bass called for boycotts of Bud Light and Target. He called their support for the LGBTQ community “evil” and “demonic”.

He was absolutely correct.

[rktman]

Booed because he apologized?

[Soul of the South]

“Booed because he apologized?”

Good question, although Canadians in the cities tend to be as liberal or more than American urban dwellers. They keep electing the dictatorial ultra socialist Trudeau to lead the country.

[DallasBiff]

You will submit to Zod.

[Beowulf9]

Just play ball.

[rktman]

True-DOH! Justine.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Why should any baseball team be concerned with anyone's sexual quirks at all? Just play ball. Leave the homo stuff for the "chat rooms" and "bath houses".

[cgbg]

Child molesting on the field between innings is just a few years away—those “liberal” fans can donate their children...

[meyer]

The fruits can start their own league.

[popdonnelly]

It’s a baseball league, for God’s sake. It’s not an LGBTQ lobby.

[nonliberal]

I’m sure that Bass’ ERA of nearly 5 had nothing to do with the decision.

[Drew68]

These people have really become annoying.

[nickcarraway]

Westboro Baptist Church has nothing to do with Christianity, it has to do with making money through nuisance lawsuits.

[nickcarraway]

I’m sure they claim that was the entire decision. But you think it would be different if he had an ERA of 3.00?

[Drew68]

Westboro Baptist Church has nothing to do with Christianity, it has to do with making money through nuisance lawsuits.

It's a joke.

[nonliberal]

Toronto? Probably not. A place like the Red Sox? Yes.

[vpintheak]

Quit pushing perversion, freaks! What you do behind closed doors is your problem.