David Densona minor-league player for Major League Baseball's ( MLB's ) Milwaukee Brewershas come out as gay, The Chicago Tribune reported.
Denson, 20, plays for the Helena Brewers in the rookie Pioneer League. He is the first penly gay player on a team affiliated with MLB. He came out with the help of Billy Bean, MLB's ambassador of inclusion.
He told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it was a "giant relief" to come out to his teammates. Denson told the newspaper that they were nothing less than supportive. "They said, 'You're still our teammate. You're still our brother. We kind of had an idea, but your sexuality has nothing to do with your ability,'" Denson stated.
The Brewers selected Denson in the 15th round in 2013 after playing for South Hills High School in West Covina, California.
The article is at www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-brewers-david-denson-gay-20150816-story.html .