Mlb Joins The Protests: Oakland A’s Player First To Take A Knee In Baseball

Taylor Link, Salon: Politics
Sun, 09/24/2017 - 9:00am

(Credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Two American pastimes — protest and baseball — joined forces on Saturday when Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell took a knee during the pre-game national anthem of a MLB game. It was the first sign of protest in baseball since then-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick introduced it to the NFL last year. Maxwell, an African-Amiercan from Alabama, ensured that MLB would not go a full season without a demonstration.

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Mlb Joins The Protests: Oakland A’s Player First To Take A Knee In Baseball

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