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Boston Red Sox Paint Pitcher's Mound Rainbow For LGBT Pride Game

Take me out to the ballgame.

Baseball fans celebrated Pride at Boston's Fenway Park on Friday night, when the Red Sox took on the Detroit Tigers. The kickoff event for the city's Pride weekend saw attendees receive special Red Sox Pride flags and the pitcher's mound painted in rainbow hues.

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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 09: The Red Sox emblem behind the pitchers mound is painted in a rainbow for Pride Night before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on June 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

On the team's website, the Sox proclaimed the event "the perfect way to celebrate equality and our community.”

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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 09: The Fenway facade displays the Pride Flag for Pride Night before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on June 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

You can see the brightly-colored pitcher's mound in the clip below.

And see how it was made here.

Former Tigers outfielder Billy Bean, now Major League Baseball's first inclusion officer, was on hand for the event, as were officials from the Boston Pride Parade committee and members of the Gay Bowl XVII.

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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 9: David Lopes and Danny Terrell, members of the Friends of Lesbian and Gay (FLAG) Flag Football League pose for a photograph during pride night at Fenway Park on June 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 09: A fan wears rainbow colored socks for Pride Night before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on June 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Only 13 teams MLB teams (about 40% of the league) have an LGBT Pride night, which may not seem like a big deal until you realize TK have dedicated Star Wars and Game of Thrones nights.

The Sox's support continued into the weekend, as team mascot Wally the Green Monster appeared at the Boston Pride parade.

Red Sox executive David Baggs came out right before last year's Pride Day, claiming he was inspired by a speech from Bean.

“In professional sports I’ve learned that, like everyone else, I need to hustle, work hard, hold myself to a high level of grit… and most importantly be myself,” Baggs stated. “If I can’t do that, I can’t make it in any endeavor, including sports. I am so happy to finally, completely, be true to myself.”

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