Former co-owner of Pittsburgh Pirates comes out
Kevin
McClatchy, board chairman of the McClatchy Company and one-time
co-owner of Major League Baseball's
Pittsburgh Pirates, has come out as gay in an interview with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni. McClatchy said hearing homophobic language
in baseball led him
to stay quiet about his own sexual orientation, but added that he’s now
ready to help start a dialogue in the sport.