Tim Anderson says taking a knee during the national anthem was ‘definitely an emotional moment’: ‘I am the only Black guy (on the team), so it was only right that I had to show my love, I had to support’

The Chicago White Sox stood along the third-base line before Friday’s season opener against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field.

A “#Players4BLM” video, which featured several current and former Black baseball players supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and “One team, One dream” playing on the board.

A few minutes later, when the national anthem began, Anderson and teammates Jose Abreu, Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez and Edwin Encarnacion and coaches Joe McEwing and Daryl Boston took a knee. Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito did likewise in the Sox bullpen.

“Definitely an emotional moment,” Anderson said Saturday.