The Tampa Bay Rays shared the custom made uniforms for its Pride Night event on June 4 on social media. You can love everyone and have differing beliefs.'
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'And because you have different beliefs, in no way, shape, or form does that mean you look down on that individual or think they are lesser. 'It’s astonishing to me how people don’t understand that different beliefs exist,' he wrote. On Monday, the 31-year-old Anderson tweeted in support of his teammates, sharing that everyone should be allowed to have different beliefs. It's as simple as that,' he added.Īdam, a reliever who spoke on behalf of the group, said 'a lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision.' He also stressed that their decision was not the product of anti-gay discrimination, saying: 'All are welcome and loved here.'Īfter last weekend's game, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that he and the organization 'want to support our players that choose to wear or choose not to wear to the best of our capabilities.' 'It's a reminder that even on the one night we get to be proud of ourselves at the ballpark, we are still second-class citizens. When guys go out of their way to make a point of opposing Pride Night, they're sending a clear message that people like me just aren't welcome in baseball.' 'It always baffles me when guys use Jesus as their excuse to discriminate,' Ruby said, later adding, 'This isn't about religion. He also took issue with Adam's use of the Bible and Jesus to form his opinion on the matter. It's hard enough to be gay in baseball,' Ruby said
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Such antiquated language and behavior actively hurts the team. 'A lot of guys just don't get that they've always had, and will continue to have, gay teammates.