The Atlanta Braves legend says his son nearly lost his eye while peacefully protesting over the weekend.
says his son nearly lost his eye while peacefully protesting over the weekend ... claiming an officer fired a rubber bullet at his kid's face.
The two-time National League MVP explained the terrifying situation Sunday ... saying his son was protestingMurphy says his son needed to be rushed to the hospital ... but, fortunately, the former MLB star says he appears to have avoided serious injury. "Luckily, his eye was saved due to a kind stranger that was handing out goggles to protestors shortly before the shooting and another kind stranger that drove him to the ER," Murphy says.
Murphy claims others who were protesting with his son were not so lucky and suffered"permanent" disabilities as a result of the cops' actions ... and now, he's pleading for change."As terrible as this experience has been, we know that it's practically nothing compared to the systemic racism and violence against Black life that he was protesting in the first place," Murphy said.
Murphy implored his followers to continue to peacefully protest ... as well as donate to Black Lives Matter charities that have been set up throughout the country.
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