While the return of live baseball can and should serve as a source of healing during a very tough year in the United States, there is also a sentiment shared by many in the Major League Baseball community that the building momentum against racial inequality and police brutality cannot stall just because the country’s top athletes are back on the field.
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler provided that reminder Monday night as he and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before an exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics.
In Chicago, no White Sox or Cubs players knelt before either of their two exhibition games, but that doesn’t mean that such an act wouldn’t be supported by White Sox manager Rick Renteria, who was asked about the topic Tuesday.