T.J. House: 5 Things To Know About MLB Superstar Who Came Out As Gay

T.J. House opened up astir his sexuality publically for the archetypal clip successful a heartfelt station connected his societal media connected Thursday, December 8. The erstwhile MLB star, 33, who played his past play successful the league successful 2017, opened up astir emotion and however it’s 1 of the astir important things for everyone to beryllium capable to specify for themselves. “Each of america defines emotion successful a antithetic way, but astatine the halfway we each conscionable privation to consciousness the same. To beryllium loved by idiosyncratic who lone wants the champion for you, walking the trials of beingness broadside by side,” helium explained with a heartfelt announcement. Find retired much astir T.J. here!

T.J. spent 13 years playing pro baseball. (AP/Shutterstock)

1. T.J. came retired successful a lengthy Facebook post

In his coming retired post, T.J. besides announced that helium was engaged to his longtime boyfriend Ryan Neitzel. With the breathtaking announcement, the shot subordinate explained that adjacent though helium was truthful blessed to get to play shot professionally, helium wished that helium could’ve shared his beingness with someone. “Don’t get maine wrong, I loved each infinitesimal of my playing days, and I would spell the aforesaid way again if I had the chance,” helium wrote. “Even with each the money, fancy cars, bully apparel and a small tiny spot of fame, I would spell location each nighttime wishing I could change. Deep down I wanted thing more, I wanted to beryllium loved not for what I did, but who I was.”

He shared that helium was blessed to stock his engagement aft the Respect for Marriage Act passed successful Congress, and that helium was looking guardant to spending his beingness with his aboriginal husband. “It allows Ryan Neitzel and I to travel unneurotic and make thing beautiful. It gives maine the assurance to get engaged to the idiosyncratic I emotion (he said Yes!), to wed them. I person a fantastic fiance, who challenges maine regular to go a amended person. To unrecorded beingness authentically. One who I ne'er deserved but blessed to have. Love you see, it’s for everyone,” helium wrote. “Today I americium loved.”

2. He’s been with his fiancé for 8 years

While T.J. hadn’t publically travel retired until his caller post, helium has been dating Ryan for a precise agelong time, and his fiancé has made galore appearances connected his Instagram. He celebrated their eighth day with a bid of photos, captioned with a Harry Potter quote (“Always”) backmost successful September. “Happy 8 turns astir the sun,” helium wrote on with the quote.

3. He began his vocation with the Cleveland Indians successful 2014

As helium alluded to successful his Facebook post, playing pro shot was a puerility imagination for T.J. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians) retired of precocious schoolhouse successful 2008, erstwhile helium started playing successful the insignificant leagues. After 3 years playing for insignificant league teams, the southpaw pitcher was brought up to the MLB successful May 2014. He finished the play with 5 wins and 3 losses. In the pursuing 2 seasons helium lone played 4 games each year, and became a escaped cause successful November 2016. After that, helium signed a insignificant league declaration with the Toronto Blue Jays and played 2 much MLB games with them.

TJ played 2 seasons successful Cleveland aft being brought up from the insignificant league. (Ross D Franklin/AP/Shutterstock)

4. He played successful the insignificant leagues from 2018 to 2020

Following his clip with the Blue Jays, T.J. signed a insignificant league declaration with the Chicago White Sox. He spent the remaining years of his pro shot vocation arsenic a insignificant leaguer. He played for teams successful Milwaukee, Kansas City, and Sugar Land, Texas, earlier becoming a escaped cause aft the 2020 season.

5. He became a existent property cause aft retiring from baseball

After stepping distant from nonrecreational baseball, T.J. made a large vocation displacement and became a existent property agent, which helium seems precise blessed with! He presently works for Cutler Real Estate, and helium spoke astir wherefore helium loves that manufacture connected the company’s website. “Ability to link with people, helping them determination to a caller spot successful their lives,” helium said astir wherefore helium chose the career.

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