50,000,000 see the article--now presume he's gay.
15,000,000 see the retraction. Most probably still think he is gay, and that the paper published the retraction out of fear of a lawsuit.
You cannot undo damage in our sensational, tabloid culture. Just ask Richard Jewel.
If I were Koufax, I'd never associate with the Dodgers again (at least for so long as they are owned by News Corp).