Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced that its new Collective Bargaining Agreement includes “sexual orientation” in its non-discrimination policy.
Article XV, Section A of the MLB’s expiring Basic Agreement, in effect from 2006-2011, states: “The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied to all Players covered by this Agreement without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.”
In the new agreement, the words “sexual orientation” were added to Article XV, reported the New York Daily News.