Baseball player Anderson Comás comes out as gay! #PinkInOurLives #PinkPress

White Sox minor leaguer Anderson Comás comes out the closet as gay!

“I just wanna say something to those people that say that gay people cannot be someone in this life – I’m gay and I’m a professional athlete.” Minor league baseball player Anderson Comás has publicly come out as gay with an inspirational Instagram post. Anderson, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, becomes the second active minor league baseball player to publicly come out. The 23-year-old posted on 19th of February that he is “proudly and happily part of the LGTBQ+ community.”

We are all so proud of you, Anderson!

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— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 19, 2023

He added a disclaimer, addressing homophobic people in the hopes to show them this declaration doesn’t change him. “I’m also a human with a great soul, I’m respectful, I’m a lover, I love my family and friends and that’s what really matters,” he added. Anderson notes that being a professional baseball player is his dream, and that he can be gay and a successful athlete. “I wanna be an inspiration for those like me out there [fighting] for their dreams,” Anderson concluded. “Don’t listen to those stupid things that people say about us, fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it.”