When A's catcher Bruce Maxwell knelt during the playing of the national anthem in 2017 to protest police brutality and institutional racism, outfielder Mark Canha was always there placing his hand on Maxwell's shoulder.
Canha admits he now wishes he would have joined his teammate in exercising his right to peaceful protest, following in the footsteps of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started taking a knee during the anthem in 2016.
"It was later in the season," Canha told Yahoo! Sports of Maxwell's decision to kneel. "I don't remember the political events that were happening at the time.