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.”
Baseball is full of traditions and superstitions. For numerous players, a heavy dose of cologne or women’s perfume is the unlikeliest of performance enhancers.
Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon are back on the field for the Angels, and Justin Verlander is expected back for the Astros. All are hoping their health issues are behind them.