MLB Players Taking Visible Stance On Social Justice
Jul 22, 2020, 10:38 AM
Brandon Crawford #35 stands in the middle of Pablo Sandoval #48, manager Gabe Kapler, Mike Yastrzemski #5 and coach Andy King (L-R) of the San Francisco Giants during the National Anthem before their exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics at Oracle Park on July 21, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball hasn’t always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years.
Leagues like the NBA and NFL have usually been more visible.
But that might be changing in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
Unity 🧡🖤
#BlackLivesMatter | #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/EIELYL8JtR— SFGiants (@SFGiants) July 22, 2020
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