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MLB Pride Nights can show baseball is for everyone, and this June proved why the meaning behind them matters
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Absolute joke” - MLB pitcher Jack Flaherty targets Tampa Bay Rays players on Twitter after they refuse to wear pride patch
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Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
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Why Did Rays Players Choose Not To Wear LGBTQ+ Pride Night Patch?
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Gay baseball player slams MLB players who wouldn't wear LGBT colors on 'Pride Night
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Dodgers, Giants Wear Pride Caps Supporting LGBTQ+ in Same Game for 1st Time Ever, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Several Tampa Bay Rays players decline to wear LGBTQ logos on uniforms for Pride Night, reports say
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Gay baseball pro Bryan Ruby addresses Rays Pride patch controversy
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Should Cultural-Messaging Uniforms Be Optional?
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Tampa Bay Rays players ditch their Pride night jerseys, lest they be mistaken for tolerant people - Queerty
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Pride Night celebrations at the ballpark were largely uncontroversial — until now