Tag: LGBTQ2S+ community

  • Toronto Blue Jays Make Baseball History with Promotion of Nonbinary Catcher

    Toronto Blue Jays Make Baseball History with Promotion of Nonbinary Catcher

    The Toronto Blue Jays have made history by calling up minor-league catcher Brady Deeker, who recently became the first professional baseball player to identify as nonbinary. Deeker’s promotion comes after seven games at Triple-A and two frustrating seasons at Double-A, where the catcher struggled to hit, batting a collective .207. Blue Jays general manager Ross…

  • Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player for Not Being “Pro-LGBTQ2S+ Enough”

    Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player for Not Being “Pro-LGBTQ2S+ Enough”

    The Toronto Blue Jays have cut relief pitcher Anthony Bass for not being “pro-LGBTQ2S+ enough,” making him the first player in major-league history to be DFA’ed for associating with traditional biblical morality. While Bass had a mediocre year, with a 4.95 ERA, he had a stellar 2022 season with a 1.54 ERA and had recently…