The Mets' latest promotion is an Amazin' sign of acceptance in baseball.
The MLB club revealed that it will have its first-ever Pride Night at Citi Field this season. The Mets became the first major sports team in New York to have a night specifically geared toward the LGBT community, according to the New York Post.
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"I'm proud to be making this announcement -- one, as a lifelong Met fan, and two, we get to beat the Yankees on this," LGBT Network CEO David Kilmnick said jokingly to the publication.
Kilmnick added that the venture was an effort to make sure that all people are "welcomed and celebrated" at the Queens ballpark.
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The Mets haven't revealed details behind the event yet, but an announcement is slated for Tuesday at a press conference with Kilmnick in attendance. A portion of the ticket sales will go to LGBT's anti-bullying efforts and over 5,000 gay, lesbian and transgender fans are expected to attend the game.
The Mets have had a host of theme nights throughout the years, mostly celebrating different races, ethnicities and religions, but this is the first effort put together for the LGBT community. It's a sign of progress for the Mets and the MLB, making the game more accepting of all individuals.
Former Mets and current Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy created a stir last year when he said he disagreed with the "lifestyle" of homosexuals because of his Christian beliefs when addressing gay former MLB player Billy Bean visiting the team.
"I disagree with his lifestyle," Murphy said last March via NJ.com. "I do disagree with the fact that Billy is a homosexual. That doesn't mean I can't still invest in him and get to know him. I don't think the fact that someone is a homosexual should completely shut the door on investing in them in a relational aspect. Getting to know him. That, I would say, you can still accept them but I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100 percent."
Luckily, not everyone shares his belief and the Mets will honor the LGBT community sometime during the 2016 season.
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