MLB teams kneel to back Black Lives Matter; Fauci's toss off.
In a joint demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, players, managers and coaches of the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals knelt in unison before the opening game of the 2020 baseball season, then stood for the national anthem Thursday night.
"We've got a lot of guys in this clubhouse with different beliefs, different feelings, different walks of life and from different countries," Judge said. "And we want to respect all that and as a team we came to the decision to kneel right before the anthem."It was part of an opening day pregame ceremony in the nation's capital that also featured references to the coronavirus pandemic -- including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr.
Players from both clubs wore T-shirts saying Black Lives Matter during batting practice in Washington, and the letters "BLM" were stenciled into the back of the mound at the center of the diamond. "We know there are issues in this country and we need changes. We need changes for the better. These guys all understand that," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "This was for a major cause, we believe in it, and we did what we could."
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