This Week at the Yard: JUNE 22 2022 BALTIMORE ORIOLES vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT 7:05 P.M.

This Week at the Yard

JUNE 22 Orioles vs. WAS AT 7:05 P.M.

PRIDE NIGHT FIRST PITCH: Bryan Ruby

A professional baseball player and rising country music artist, RUBY will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game. Ruby became the only openly gay active professional baseball player in September 2021, while playing for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Barrett Johnson, Jamie Kaye, and David Woodward

Pride Center of Maryland members, JOHNSON, KAYE, and WOODWARD, will perform their rendition of the national anthem from behind home plate prior to the game. The Pride Center of Maryland is dedicated to ensuring Maryland’s sexual and gender minority community has equal access to care, services, and a space where they can be their authentic selves.

BIRDLAND COMMUNITY HERO: Brian Holcomb-McMahon (he/him)

A Rainbow Representative at Talbott Springs Elementary School in Columbia, Md., HOLCOMB-McMAHON, has provided more LGBTQIA+ events and communication for families, installed a Rainbow Library, and has been a visible ally for students. Holcomb-McMahon is currently working to help Talbott Springs Elementary become a Rainbow Ribbon School, a school that is an outstanding supporter of LGBTQIA+ students. A member of the HCPSS LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee, Holcomb-McMahon is also collaborating on an Affinity Group Toolkit that will be distributed to all Rainbow Representatives at the start of the 2022-23 school year. On behalf of Holcomb-McMahon, the Orioles Charitable Foundation will make a $5,000 donation to The Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention in LGBTQ+ youth.

COMMUNITY GROUPS: Unmatched Athlete, The Pride Center, Proud to be in Baseball, Movable Feast, Stonewall Sports, and Dale Scott

UNMATCHED ATHLETE, THE PRIDE CENTER, PROUD TO BE IN BASEBALL, MOVABLE FEAST, STONEWALL SPORTS, and DALE SCOTT will be located in the bullpen picnic area prior to the game to provide fans with information on how to support the local LGBTQ+ community.

PRIDE MERCHANDISE

Pride-themed merchandise will be available for purchase in the bullpen picnic area from 6:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. All proceeds will benefit local Pride organizations. Copies of Dale Scott's book "The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self" will also be available. In addition, the Orioles Team Store will offer an expansive selection of Pride merchandise.

PREGAME PERFORMANCE: Baltimore Men's Chorus

BALTIMORE MEN'S CHORUS will perform a pregame concert. The Baltimore Men's Chorus is Baltimore's oldest LGBTQ+ performing arts organization. They work to serve the community by fostering positive social change through artistic excellence.