This announcement makes him the first out gay male official currently active in all four major leagues. Scott has been a Major League Baseball umpire since 1985.
MLB umpire Dale Scott came out quietly in a profile in a subscription-only, low-circulation publication called Referee Magazine. Scott has been an MLB umpire since 1985.
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This is not a surprise to Major League Baseball, the people I work for. It's not a surprise to the umpire staff. Until Mike and I got married last November, he was my same-sex domestic partner and had his own MLB I.D. and was on my insurance policy.
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