Gay Texas Rangers fans get some rare good news with the signing of ally Mark Canha
If all goes well this spring, Mark Canha will be wearing the baby blues of the Rangers in 2026. | Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images
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The opening of Spring Training brings back so many of the sensory experiences that remind us of why we love baseball.
There’s the thunderous crack of the bat. The echoing pop of the catcher’s mitt. And, of course, the classic song synonymous with our national pastime…
“You Need to Calm Down” by Taylor Swift.
OK, technically, that only applies if you’re veteran utilityman and LGBTQ ally Mark Canha.
Swift has one of the songs on Canha’s annual Pride Night walk-up music playlist, usually sharing space with Gaga, Whitney and Madonna. It’s one of several ways that Canha has reached out to LGBTQ fans to make them feel welcome at the ballpark throughout his career.
So with that in mind, every LGBTQ fan in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex should be trying to manifest one last burst of baseball karma for Canha so that he can make the big club.
If he did earn a spot on the 26 man roster, Canha would immediately become one of the most vocal LGBTQ supporters in Rangers history — even if he doesn’t say a word during his tenure in Globe Life Field.
Throughout his career, he’s been one of the most welcoming voices in baseball. Going back to his start with Oakland, Canha was always willing to support Pride on social media, posting a photo of himself warming up with an A’s rainbow fanny pack in 2019 with the message “Hope everyone is having a great Pride weekend! I know I am!”
Then during his next stop with the Mets, Canha stepped up his game. He naturally continued posting “Happy Pride Month” messages on his Instagram story while rocking whimsical rainbow banana t-shirts with the message “We’re all the same inside.”
But he also became a public face of the Mets LGBTQ outreach, welcoming fans to Pride Night on the team’s TikTok and Youtube channels.
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