SFGate.com · Aug 9, 2022
Pitcher recently in Giants system says he is gay
Solomon Bates of the San Francisco Giants delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 24, 2022.Solomon Bates, a pitcher who was recently in the Giants organization, said in an Instagram post Tuesday that he is gay. Bates had appeared in 25 games in the Giants' system this season, mostly with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels and as recently as Friday.
Bates told Outsports that he was leaving the Flying Squirrels, the Giants' Double-A affiliate. If he catches on with another organization, he would be the second known active player in affiliated baseball to be out as gay.