What is the secret to success in Major League Baseball? In the case of former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies centerfielder Lenny Dykstra, it could be gay extortion. TMZ reports.

LGBT groups in St. Louis , Mo. are hoping organizers of "Christian Night at Busch Stadium" next month say "you're out!" to retired All-Star Lance Berkman. 

(CNN) -- Billy Bean, a former major league player who announced after his career that he is gay, has been appointed as an "ambassador of inclusion," Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mets infielder Daniel Murphy says he disagrees with the "lifestyle" of people who are gay.

As a big league umpire, Dale Scott saw maybe 1 million pitches from the field. His final call, it turned out, was the easiest of all.

NEW YORK —Billy Bean has been promoted to vice president for social responsibility and inclusion by Major League Baseball. MLB has also added Curtis Pride as an ambassador for inclusion.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dale Scott figures he'll hear plenty of foul language from angry hitters next season. Such is life for a Major League Baseball umpire.

Some fans of the Chicago White Sox took to social media websites this week, expressing their outrage that the baseball team will host a LGBT-friendly event called "LGBT Pride Night: Out at the Sox," Gay Star News points out.

Jonesboro, Ark. – It’s no surprise that Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter, a soon-to-be-free agent, opposes gay marriage. He said as much in 2012, when he was asked by the Los Angeles Times about possibly having a homosexual teammate.