Jackson Chourio

Brice Turang hands the MLBoyfriend

title over to Jackson Chourio

For the second week in a row, a player for the Milwaukee Brewers has won the MLBoyfriend title. It's not that surprising since they are a very good team--their .623 record is the 3rd best in all of Major League Baseball.

Also, Jackson Chourio is overdue on being named my MLBoyfriend--although at age 22 and in his 2nd MLB season, he can't be long overdue. Chourio was a runner-up one week in his rookie year, but lost out to another rookie named Jackson, Jackson Merrill.

Last week, Chourio had a .448 batting average and 1.418 OPS. He scored 8 runs and batted in 10. He also hit 5 home runs over 5 consecutive games.

Chourio shares the National League Player of the Week title this week with his teammate, pitcher Jacob Misiorowski. (See above about the Brewers being a very good team.)

And, last but not least, Jackson Chourio is super cute.

Congratulations, Jackson Chourio! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Brice Turang

When Brice Turang walked up to bat on Monday, June 1st, surely he was hoping to end his week-long slump. His last hit had been on Sunday, May 24th, and since then, he had gone 0-for-21 at the plate.

Turang ended his slump in a spectacular fashion on June 1st. He went 2-for-2 hitting a double and a triple. He also walked twice, so he reached base in all 4 of his plate appearances. He scored 2 runs and batted in 2.

This would kick off an excellent week for Turang. He ended up with a .407 batting average and 1.262 OPS. He hit 2 home runs, scored 6 runs and had 8 RBIs.

Congratulations, Brice Turang! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Glenn Burke

"They can't ever say now that a gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a gay man and I made it." --Glenn Burke

In the 157 years of professional baseball, only two players have come out as gay, Glenn Burke and Billy Bean; however, neither came out publicly until after they retired. Since Burke came out first, I'm honoring him as my first GAY Retro-MLBoyfriend. (Maybe next year, Billy!)

Billy Bean actually made a pretty nice video tribute to Glenn Burke, but it's a little to MLB-corporate branded. So, I'm going with this dishier tribute. (You didn't hear it from me, but the name of the "coach" mentioned in this video might rhyme with Lommy Tasorda.)

Whether or not Glenn Burke gave the first high-five is disputed. However, it is clear that it was a spontaneous action between Burke and Dusty Baker, and it seems to be the first on national television. Certainly, the fact the LA Dodger adopted it as their celebration is what caused it to spread like wild fire through sports.

Glenn Burke died of HIV/AIDS in 1995. The Dodgers honored Burke at their 2022 Pride Night including having his brother, Sydney, throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Thank you, Glenn Burke! I am proud to name you as my Retro-MLBoyfriend.