March 17, 2016

Gay minor league baseball player quit because of homophobic comments from teammates and coaches.:
In a letter to Outsports, Dunnington says he decided to leave baseball after hearing comments about how gay people should be killed.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 09:28 AM - 4 comments

"I was miserable in a sport that used to give me life, and ultimately I decided I needed to hang up my cleats for my own sanity."

/sigh This is so depressing.

posted by NoMich at 10:13 AM on March 17, 2016

Wonder what kind of contract he is/was under in the minors, whether he can void the agreement under the circumstances and return to the game somewhere else in a more accepting environment - if such exists.

posted by beaverboard at 12:04 PM on March 17, 2016

return to the game somewhere else in a more accepting environment - if such exists.

I'm sure there are more accepting environments, in the sense that those sorts of people tend to look over their shoulder before they talk, if they think A Gay might be in the area.

posted by Etrigan at 12:34 PM on March 17, 2016

He would have to be released from the team that signed him before he could go to another team.

posted by JohnSoCal at 08:54 PM on March 17, 2016

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