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Today we’d like to recognize Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay when he did so in 1982 after his retirement. Burke played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976-1978 and the Oakland Athletics from 1978-1979. Though, Burke didn’t come out until after his baseball career his sexuality impacted it with rumors and speculation causing psychological/emotional turmoil that led to him retiring after just four seasons. When he did he stated: “They can’t ever say now that a gay man can’t play in the majors, because I’m a gay man and I made it.”
In addition to being the first MLB player to come out, Burke is also widely credited (along with his Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker) with creating the high-five celebration after doing so on the field after Baker’s 30th home run of the 1977 season. Burke died on May 30, 1995 of AIDS-related causes. He was only 42. In 2013, Burke was among the inaugural class of the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. You can read more about Burke in the book “Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke” by Andrew Maraniss. |
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