Toronto Blue Jays oust anti-LGBTQ+ pitcher Anthony Bass hours before Pride Night

It’s been 10 days since Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass shared a post on social media multiple times that cited Biblical verses as a reason to boycott Bud Light and Target for their support of LGBTQ+ initiatives.

On Thursday, the journeyman right-hander finally took questions on the matter, and spouted one vapid statement after another. The Blue Jays were also planning to have Bass catch the ceremonial first pitch to kick off their Pride Night festivities Friday.

The insulting gesture prompted waves of deserved backlash. And now, it won’t happen. Because the Blue Jays released Bass Friday afternoon, hours before game time.

What a debacle!

It was a brutal 24 hours for Bass, who didn’t indicate Thursday that his feelings towards LGBTQ+ people have changed. In fact, he explicitly only expressed…

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