Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass meets with Pride Toronto director after apologizing for post

Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said he's "in a better place moving forward" after speaking with Pride Toronto's executive director in the wake of his social media post that supported anti-2SLGBTQ+ boycotts.

Bass, who made a public apology last week, said he had a "really good conversation" with Sherwin Modeste during a recent meeting at Rogers Centre.

"He was glad to see that I apologized," Bass said. "He just informed me about the Pride community and a lot of the good things that they're doing to spread awareness and make people feel comfortable with their decisions."

Modeste was pleased that Bass was willing to "unpack" some things when they met on Tuesday.

"I think it is a good second step but it is not the end of the journey," Modeste said when reached by phone Wednesday night. "I see this as a continuation of learning and this was something that we agreed on."

Bass was booed by the home crowd last week in his first game appearance since making a brief pre-game statement on May 30, a day after his Instagram post.

He prefaced his remarks that day by saying, "I'll make this quick" before speaking for 33 seconds and returning to the dugout. Bass declined to take questions from reporters at the time.

Bass had shared a post urging others to spurn Target and Bud Light over the support they showed for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

In an interview with The Canadian Press and Sportsnet, Bass said Modeste shed light on some topics in their one-hour conversation.

"[We were] talking about how a lot of people obviously are very uncomfortable coming out and making that big decision in their lives and how many people end up taking their lives because of that," Bass said.

"They didn't have that support group to help them get comfortable.