Last month, a couple of weeks before he was set to report to Giants camp, Jaylin Davis published a powerful blog post on the team's website discussing the racism he had dealt with in baseball and society. Davis is quiet in the clubhouse, for the most part, and he noted that writing the post was difficult.
"I'm extremely private," he wrote.
Davis has opened up in recent weeks, and on Monday night he was one of the Giants who took a knee in front of the dugout during the national anthem. It's an image that has been seen across social media in the hours since, even catching the attention of the President, and on Tuesday morning Davis posted to Twitter to explain why it was so important that the Giants take this step:
— Jaylin Davis (@Jay_Dave23) July 21, 2020
Giants executives and coaches have encouraged the players to use their voices without any fear of it harming their careers.