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Jackie Bradley Jr. reportedly won’t play Thursday night. What Ron Roenicke said about the Red Sox’ plans to support him.

The Red Sox will meet with center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to discuss racial injustice and the wave of protests occurring in professional sports, according to interim manager Ron Roenicke.

Appearing on MLB Network Radio on Thursday, Roenicke addressed the protests, teams boycotting games, and his support for whatever the players feel is right.

“We talk about equality yet there isn’t equality … You read the Constitution and how it was written and you know, it’s not equal for everybody,” he said. “So whatever Jackie, whatever the players feel like is right to do, I know Chaim [Bloom] is certainly behind all of this, and our organization, too.