by Catherine Smith
Prior to the start of the 2020 MLB season opener in Washington, DC, all members of both teams took a knee prior to the start of the national anthem. According to the Yankees, it was done “together in unity.”
The park was particularly silent for the moment with no fans in the stands because of the risks and worries of COVID-19, a pre-recorded rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner was played and every player and coach “took a knee” on the grass, for about 20 seconds.
Players from both teams kneel together in unity before tonight's National Anthem. #OpeningDay #NYYforNY pic.twitter.com/ptW2FgfzUe
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 23, 2020
Everybody on both teams took a knee prior to the anthem. Then stood for the anthem. pic.twitter.com/Z186ZDEsU9
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) July 23, 2020
The Daily Caller writes, “Every single player took a knee before the anthem, folks! The national anthem is back to being a major focal point in sports ever since the death of George Floyd.”
“We’re weeks out from the NFL starting, and the MLB already has entire teams taking a knee. If you thought this was going away, I can promise you that it’s not.”
Highlight: @readdanwrite asks @drewbrees what the star NFL quarterback thinks about "players kneeling again when the NFL season starts."@drewbrees: “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”
Full exchange: pic.twitter.com/MpCkFyOMed
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) June 3, 2020
Every player and coach on the Yankees & Nationals took a knee before the national anthem tonight in D.C.
(via @MarkZuckerman)pic.twitter.com/PrPKv4Gs1Z
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 23, 2020
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Catherine Smith reports for American Greatness.
Photo “Baseball Players Kneeling” by CBS 17.
Pro Sports and their Spoiled Multi Millionaire Players and Billionaire Owners and their Advertisers are not longer welcome in our home. or sneakers or jerseys or hats either.
We need legislation allowing us to pick the channels we won’t not be tied into packages containing Pro Sports channels an. We don’t want to support any of these anti American advertisers who advertise during their games! We will cross the street to buy from someone else!
Disgusting.
MLB is toast as far as this family is concerned.
Now MLB is “woke” too! Nothing like mixing racial issues & phony political correctness with America’s National pastime. I for one am done with MLB. I hope their revenue & viewership tanks.
I am with you. First the pat downs and now this.