Daily News | ‘If I knew somebody like me as a kid, it would have changed my life’: Bryan Ruby hopes to empower future LGBTQ people in baseball
“I had these big major league dreams,” Ruby said. “I kind of kept waiting for someone to come out. It would have helped me a lot to be able to point to someone on TV when somebody made a homophobic comment in the locker room. If I knew somebody like me as a kid, it would have changed my life.”
Ruby vividly remembers the moment he realized his sport-shaking potential. It was on Sept. 4, 2021, two days after he had come out publicly, when he stepped to the plate against Campesinos de Salem-Keizer in the Mavericks Independent League championship game. The imagery of traveling to the ballpark, his head spinning with scenarios, is ingrained in his mind. Would an opposing pitcher fire a 95-mph fastball at his head? Would he be treated like a hero, trailblazing a path for greater acceptance?
Two fans stood up and started waving a rainbow flag. Then the opposing pitcher tipped his cap. Ruby subtly tipped his helmet right back.
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