The team is also passing out A's pride rainbow headbands as fans enter the game, and partial proceeds from each ticket will benefit three local LGBT charities - AIDS Project of the East Bay, Our Space and Rainbow Community Center. Pitcher Sean Doolittle, Olympic gold medalist and current University of San Francisco basketball coach Jennifer Azzi and broadcaster Eireann Dolan will join fans in passing a baseball and placing it on the mound as a symbol of remembrance. Oakland will have a sombre ceremony in place of a ceremonial first pitch before playing the Texas Rangers. The A's planned to turn their normally celebratory Pride Night into a sign of solidarity honouring the shooting victims. The fountain at Lake Eola is one of the most recognizable. We wanted this logo to be the pride of the city. Those three members of the marketing crew spent countless hours devoting their time to the creation of the brand. That is a powerful one for the LGBT community and one I want to make sure we're all appreciative of." The logo was created by three members of the Orlando City marketing team, James Pellington, Matt Stone and Eric Allsopp. the pride flag underneath the American flag," Bean said. Still, Bean carried an optimistic message, inspired by his own experiences and by what he saw beyond the outfield wall at Nationals Park. It was a terrible, terrible event in our U.S. #NightOut /1c7DTHhkVf- heart in baseball was broken on Sunday morning," Bean said.
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