Pitcher in White Sox minor leagues posts that he is gay

Anderson Comás, a minor leaguer in the Chicago White Sox organization, revealed Sunday that he is gay, becoming only the second active player affiliated with a major league team to make such a public announcement.

In an Instagram post, Comás warned“homophobic”readers that the message would not be for them and then said he is “proudly and happily part of the LGTBQ+ community.”

Comás, 23, signed with Chicago out of the Dominican Republic in 2016. He spent most of his career as an outfielder but converted to a full-time relief pitcher in 2022. He had a 6.35 ERA in 11 1/3 innings with Chicago’s rookie league team last season, battling with control issues but striking out more than a batter per inning.

After Comás’ post was published, the White Sox showed support for the decision, saying on Twitter,“we are all so proud of you, Anderson!”the team also released a statement in support of the young player.

“Anderson first shared his news with us last year,” Chris Getz, Chicago’s assistant general manager for player development, said in the statement.

Only a handful of players in the other major U.S. men’s sports leagues have said they are gay.

Comás said in his post that he wanted to push back against the belief by some that being gay limits what a person can accomplish.

“I’m doing this cause I wanna be an inspiration for those like me out there fighting for their dreams,”he wrote.“please don’t listen to those stupid things that people say about us, fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it.”