Wearing a black shirt that read “I CAN’T BREATHE” and appropriately distanced from his nearest teammates, starter Jack Flaherty joined what appeared to be the entire Cardinals roster for the National Anthem before Wednesday’s exhibition game against the Royals.
No one on either team took a knee.
The Cardinals “unified” statement will be Friday.
When Flaherty makes the first opening day start of his career, he said there will be a Black Lives Matter phrase or logo stenciled on the mound at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are one of several teams that have agreed to do that for opening weekend, Flaherty said.