Globe Life Field in Arlington will be the only major league park to not host a night celebrating the LGBTQ community.
Being the only MLB team out of 30 to not specifically and intentionally welcome the LGBTQ community to a game means the Rangers are an outlier. With new headlines on a nearly weekly basis being made around the country during Pride month from corporations coming under fire for expressing pro-LGBTQ views or selling rainbow-colored merchandise, it’s not a stretch to at least wonder if the Rangers are simply trying to avoid controversy.
“Our commitment is to make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball,” wrote John Blake, the Rangers' executive vice president for public affairs, in a statement similar to what’s been given to other inquiring media outlets. “That means in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do – for both our fans and our employees. We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community.
“The Rangers were a sponsor of the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series, which took place in Dallas and Waxahachie in August 2022,” Blake noted in his statement to the“The club participated in the opening ceremonies in Dallas and worked with the local organizers and NAGAAA officials on several initiatives for the event. In 2023, the Rangers are working with local groups such as the Pegasus Slow-Pitch Softball Association on several initiatives.
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