Blue Jays’ Bass sorry for anti-LGBTQ post as Kershaw backs Christian Faith Day

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized on Tuesday for expressing support on social media for anti-LGBTQ+ boycotts of Target and Bud Light.

Bass shared a post on his Instagram stories on Monday urging others to spurn the companies over support they showed for the LGBTQ+ community. Both companies are dealing with fallout from those campaigns, which have included hostile and homophobic criticisms and calls from LGBTQ+ activists not to cave to anti-LGBTQ+ groups.

Bass made a brief statement on the field but did not take questions before the Blue Jays hosted Milwaukee on Tuesday.

“I recognize yesterday I made a post that was hurtful to the Pride community, which includes friends of mine and close family members of mine,” Bass said. “I am truly sorry for that.”

Bass said he had addressed teammates about the controversial post and apologized to them for sharing it.

“As of right now, I am using the Blue Jays’ resources to better educate myself to make better decisions moving forward,” Bass said. “The ballpark is for everybody. We include all fans at the ballpark. We want to welcome everybody. That’s all I have to say.”

Blue Jays manager John Schneider Schneider said Bass’s post “doesn’t represent our overall feelings as an organization.”

Pride Nights have prompted division across sports in recent years. On Monday, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw told The Los Angeles Times that he disagreed with his team’s recent decision to welcome a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night. Last season, several players with the Tampa Bay Rays cited their Christian faith in refusing to wear Pride jerseys.

Kershaw said that the Dodgers’ decision to honor the group after