Openly gay player makes history
SONOMA, CALIF. — Baseball history was made Thursday night when the sport’s first active professional player to come out as gay pitched a shutout before a n enthusiastic crowd that seemed more impressed with his performance than his role as a pioneer.
Sean Conroy, 23, led the Sonoma Stompers to a 7-0 victory in his first start in the independent Pacific Association of Baseball Clubs. The right handier struck out 11 and allowed three hits over nine innings.