Manager Mike Shildt greets catcher Yadier Molina as the Cardinals celebrate after eliminating Atlanta from a National League Division Series with a 13-1 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Ga. (Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com)
Robert CohenAfter Game 1, Helsley, a member of Cherokee Nation and grandson of a full-blooded Cherokee, said he found Atlanta’s “tomahawk chop” cheer “disappointing” and “disrespectful.”
“I’m trying to use my voice to get awareness out there and try to help people in that way, to help people see another side, help people see our side,” Helsley said after the Cardinals’ victory in Game 5.