Openly gay pitcher joins professional baseball league...

Sean Conroy, an openly gay professional baseball pitcher, will get his first start this Thursday, June 25, for the Sonoma Stompers. The Sonoma Stompers are an independent professional baseball team located in Sonoma, Calif, and play in the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Conroy has been coming out of the bullpen for the team since graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earlier this year.

"I've always played baseball because it was fun and I loved the sport," Conroy said in a team statement. "Being gay doesn't change anything about the way I play or interact with teammates. I hope that in leading by example, more LGBT youth will feel confident to pursue their dreams, whatever those dreams may be."

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