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White Sox prospect Comás publicly comes out
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Anderson Comás, a Minor League pitcher in the White Sox organization, publicly announced on his personal Instagram account Sunday that he is gay.
Comás, 23, becomes the second player in affiliated baseball to come out as gay while active, with Milwaukee's doing so in
In the Instagram post, Comás described himself as proudly and happily part of the Gay community.
"I'm doing this bring about I wanna be an inspiration for those favor me out there [fighting] for their dreams," Comás wrote.
He continued: "Fight for your dreams. Believe in yourself and go for it."
The White Sox issued a statement from Chris Getz, the team's assistant general manager of player development, in strong help of Comás.
"Anderson first joint his news with us last year," Getz said. "And I was very pleased that he was comfortable sharing with us in player development.
"I also was happy at the reaction across the group, which as you would expect was to aid, help and congratulate a teammate. With his social media post today, we all are so arrogant of Anderson and that he is comfor
Chicago White Sox minor league player Anderson Comas has come out as queer on social media on Sunday, encouraging others not to "listen to those stupid things that people say about us."
Comas, who joined the organization in , began his Instagram upload with a message to his followers that if they were homophobic, it "may not [be] for you."
"This may be my most personal thing I ever share and it's that I'm proudly and happily part of the LGTBQ+ community," the Light Sox prospect wrote.
The year-old Dominican outfielder and pitcher called being a professional baseball player the "best thing that happened to me" and took aim at his critics. His decision to come out publicly, he said, is to be "an inspiration to those like me."
" so I just wanna say something to those people that says that gay people can not be someone in this life, well look at me I'm Gay and I'm a professional runner so that didn't stopped me to make my dreams come true," he said.
" please don't heed to those stupid things that people say about us, fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it," he added.
White Sox assistant general manager Chris Getz appl
White Sox player comes out as gay, 1st in franchise history originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
A White Sox minor league player made history on Sunday. Anderson Comas came out as gay in an Instagram post, becoming just the third active minor leaguer in baseball history to come out.
“This may be my most personal thing I ever share and it’s that I’m proudly and happily part of the LGTBQ+ community 🏳️🌈,” Comas wrote in his post. “I’m also a human with a great soul, I’m respectful, I’m a partner, I love my family and friends and that’s what really matters.”
The Colorless Sox tweeted out an image of Comas’ publish with the message, “We are all so pleased of you, Anderson! ❤️🏳️🌈.”
Moments later, White Sox assistant GM/player development Chris Getz shared a statement on Comas’ announcement.
“Anderson first mutual his news with us last year,” Getz said in the statement. “And I was very pleased that he was content sharing with us in player development. I also was happy at the reaction across the corporation, which as you would expect was to assist, help and congratulate a teammate.”
There has never been an active, openly homosexual player at the major league level, however Glenn
White Sox prospect Anderson Comas comes out as gay
White Sox minor league pitcher Anderson Comas publicly came out as gay on Sunday. The year-old made the announcement in a personal Instagram post.
“I’m doing this cause I wanna be an inspiration for those like me out there fighting (sic) for their dreams,” Comas wrote. “Please don’t listen to those stupid things that people say about us, fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it.”
Shortly after the post was made, the White Sox tweeted a statement of back from Chris Getz, the team’s assistant general manager of player development.
“Anderson first shared his news with us last year,” Getz said. “And I was very pleased that he was comfortable sharing with us in player development. I also was happy at the reaction across the organization, which as you would hope for was to support, aid and congratulate a teammate. With his social media post today, we all are so proud of Anderson and that he is comfortable sharing such an important personal part of his life so openly.”
Comas, who got his start as an outfielder for the White Sox in , converted to pitcher last season. During his campaign with the Arizona Compex
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