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Phillies, Rays Say “It Gets Better”

Phillies, Rays Say “It Gets Better”

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The Phillies' video features star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, along with second baseman Chase Utley, outfielders Hunter Pence and John Mayberry Jr., and pitcher Mike Stutes.

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The Philadelphia Phillies, currently in first place in the National League East, and the Tampa Bay Rays have become the latest pro sports teams to release videos for the It Gets Better Project, designed to offer hope to LGBT young people who are being bullied or harassed.

The Phillies' video features star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, along with second baseman Chase Utley, outfielders Hunter Pence and John Mayberry Jr., and pitcher Mike Stutes.

The Rays' contribution has outfielder Johnny Damon discussing the severe stuttering problem he had as a youth and saying, "As you can see me now, it gets better." Also in the video are outfielders B.J. Upton and Sam Fuld, second baseman Sean Rodriguez, and manager Joe Maddon.

The two join other Major League Baseball franchises that have made videos for the campaign: the Seattle Mariners, who included athletes from other Seattle pro sports teams in their video as well as members of the baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants.

Watch the Phillies' and Rays' videos here and on the following page.

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Trudy Ring

Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.