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Should Cultural-Messaging Uniforms Be Optional?
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We don't want to encourage it': some Rays players refuse to wear
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Should Cultural-Messaging Uniforms Be Optional?
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Gay baseball player slams MLB players who wouldn't wear LGBT
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MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has
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Perspective: Rays players undercut pride night by not wearing
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Five Tampa Bay Rays players decline to wear LGBTQ+ logo on uniform
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Tampa Bay Rays pitchers may be seen as anti-gay as they refused to
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Tampa Bay Rays players face backlash after refusing to wear Pride logo
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What's next not wearing 42 on Jackie Robinson day I just thought