Major League Baseball informed St. Louis Cardinals second basemen Kolten Wong he will be fined if he continues to wear his arm sleeve showing the Hawaiian emblem. This comes after MLB told Jose Martinez the same thing about his Venezuela flag themed arm sleeve. The reason being, those sleeves are not a product of an approved brand à la Nike.
Kolten Wong has done everything he can to bring awareness of the devastation to his home state. One of those things was wearing an arm sleeve to bring attention. It wasn’t hurting anyone, it wasn’t a distraction, it was a small part of a larger message.