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Glenn Lawrence Burke (November 16, 1952 – May 30, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979. He was the first MLB player to come out as gay, announcing it in 1982 after he retired.
Jun 2, 2022 · At Pride Night, Los Angeles will celebrate the life of Glenn Burke, M.L.B.’s first openly gay player. His family will be there hoping the honor makes Burke “partially whole.”
Jul 3, 2022 · Nearly forty years ago, Glenn Burke made the momentous decision to come out publicly as gay — making him the first Major League Baseball player to do so. “It came to the point where I was...
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Aug 17, 2015 · Outfielder Glenn Burke may have never sat down with his teammates to talk about his sexuality. But everyone on the 1978 Dodgers knew he was gay.
Mar 16, 2021 · In his new book, “Singled Out,” sportswriter Andrew Maraniss showcases the life and times of Glenn Burke, one of the most extravagantly gifted athletes to emerge from the East Bay. Born in 1952, Burke grew up in North Oakland and South Berkeley.
Aug 28, 2020 · It was October 2, 1977 and the baseball season was coming to an end when Dusty Baker, a left fielder for the Dodgers, hit his 30th home run. And as Baker approached home plate, Glenn Burke, an outfielder and the next at bat, raised his hand over his head. The high five was born.
Mar 3, 2015 · By becoming the first—and only—openly gay player in Major League Baseball, Glenn would become a pioneer in his own way, nearly thirty years after another black Dodger rookie, Jackie Robinson, broke the league’s color barrier. This is Glenn’s story, in his own words . . .
Jun 12, 2021 · Glenn Lawrence Burke (November 16, 1952 – May 30, 1995) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979.
Apr 11, 2017 · The overall narrative though, of Glenn Burke and what unfolded in the years after that whimsical expression at Dodger Stadium, is nothing short of tragic. The date was October 2, 1977.
