PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — The struggling Phillies welcome an old friend back to town. Gabe Kapler, their former skipper, is stirring up some controversy.
On Friday, San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he would refuse to take the field during the national anthem to protest the direction of the country in the wake of the Texas school shooting.
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But he decided to suspend his protest for Memorial Day.
True to his word, Kapler was on the field for the anthem Monday at Citizens Bank Park.
Kapler, who began his protest Friday, stood by himself at the railing of the Giants dugout during the playing of taps during the holiday ceremony, which was followed by a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by a military bugle company.