{"id":37955,"date":"2022-06-05T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T20:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/most-but-not-all-rays-show-their-lgbtq-support\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T20:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T20:03:21","slug":"most-but-not-all-rays-show-their-lgbtq-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/most-but-not-all-rays-show-their-lgbtq-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Most, but not all, Rays show their LGBTQ + support"},"content":{"rendered":"
ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays’ organizational philosophy toward equality and inclusiveness extends toward the LGBTQ + community, as evidenced by Saturday’s 16th Pride Night celebration at Tropicana Field.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Pride Nights continue to grow both in terms of visibility and participation,\u201d Rays president Matt Silverman said. “By doing this, we extend an invitation not just for this game but for all of our games that the LGBTQ + community is invited, welcomed and celebrated.”<\/p>\n
In an effort to make their commitment more visible, the Rays this year decided to follow the lead of the Giants and add rainbow-colored logos to their Pride Night uniforms, to the “TB” on their caps and a sunburst on their right jersey sleeves .<\/p>\n
In doing so, the team learned that not all players wanted to be included. No exact breakdown was provided, but well more than half the players appeared to participate. Pitchers Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson were among those who did not, electing to peel off the burst logo and wear the standard hat.<\/p>\n