In the past months, as the Black Lives Matter movement has gained profound momentum in cities around the world and people took to the streets to protest lifetimes of systemic racism, MLB and its teams have been vocal to varying degrees.
All teams made a statement regarding the BLM movement, and as Opening Day dawned on Thursday there was even a BLM logo on the pitcher’s mound and most players wore a Black Lives Matter patch on their sleeves.
As teams have made a various pledges towards helping the Black Lives Matter movement, the Rays made a promise to for “continued action and a re-education of our culture” in addition to an annual pledge of $100,000 for local community groups that would fight against racism.