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The simultaneous participation of these men in their respective sports sends a powerful message about just how far sports have come, as each of them reports widespread acceptance. In addition, there have been out gay athletes like Andrew Goldstein playing in other sports like lacrosse.
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There have been various pro athletes to come out publicly before in these most-popular sports in America, including Jason Collins, Robbie Rogers and others. Four athletes from the United States join Canadian Prokop in breaking down barriers for gay and bisexual athletes in big-time sports.
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Though one of them - Derrick Gordon - is playing overseas.
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This is the first time there will be an athlete from North America playing in a professional league in one of the big five men’s American sports: baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. I’ve always appreciated her for her strength.It’s been quite a year for out LGBTQ athletes, with a record number competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, as well as male professional athletes Carl Nassib, Luke Prokop and Bryan Ruby coming out publicly. It’s the person that she is, it’s the person who I married. “I knew that she would set a great example for our daughter, no matter what. “She’s been the most amazing woman and mom,” he said at the time. When Us caught up with Verlander in March 2019, he couldn’t help but gush over Upton’s transition to motherhood. Wedding over!”Įight months later, the pair welcomed their first child, a baby girl. “The second I saw her in that, I was like, ‘OK, time to go. “I knew she was doing a change, but didn’t know what it was,” Verlander exclusively told Us in March 2018, referring to his wife’s sheer and sexy “late night” wedding gown by Christy Rilling Studio.
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Upton’s romance with the pitcher made headlines in November 2017 when Verlander won the World Series and wed the Sport’s Illustrated model in the same month. Models Upton and Davis appear to be equally as lucky, finding their happily ever afters with Justin Verlander and Derek Jeter, respectively. “He’s exactly what people would imagine him to be. I didn’t think like, ‘Yea! This sounds great.’ But the second I met him - I went to go see him play a baseball game against the Mets and I thought, ‘Wow, he’s just really refreshing and he’s really kind,’” the Astronaut Wives Club alum recalled. “It certainly wasn’t the first type of profession for a guy that I wanted to date. The duo, who share two daughters, were set up by a mutual friend. He was like, ‘I’m only going to be dating you and you are the only one and until you believe that I’ll be here reminding you of that.’ And that just really struck me like he’s in it to win it.” He’s like, ‘I don’t want you to think that I’m some stereotypical athlete,’” JoAnna exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2018, recalling how she fell for her husband. “He was really consistent and he was very willing to prove himself. (He later played for the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves before retiring in 2015.) Two years later, Swisher made his MLB debut with the Oakland As, playing both outfield and first base.Īfter two trades - Nick moved to the Chicago White Sox and then to the New York Yankees - and six years in the league, the athlete married the Reba alum in 2010. Garcia was acting for more than a decade before her now-husband, Nick Swisher, was drafted in 2002 by the Oakland Athletics. Batter up! Kate Upton, Hannah Davis and JoAnna Garcia Swisher are just a few A-listers who’ve been wooed by Major League Baseball athletes over the years.