Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy has actually been outspoken on the problem of social injustice considering that the mass demonstrations swept the country.
The Boston Red Sox have converted the 252 feet long by 20 feet high signboard outside Fenway Park into a Black Lives Matter mural neglecting the Massachusetts Turnpike. pic.twitter.com/i5mKyrbr39— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) July 22, 2020
The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday unveiled its screen of a 250-foot Black Lives Matter billboard nearby to Fenway Park, marking the 61st anniversary of Elijah “Pumpsie” Greens first video game as the groups first Black player.
” Please know we stand with you,” Kennedy wrote in a declaration on the teams site under the title, ” Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion.”
Kapler, 44, is the first MLB manager to take a knee during the anthem. https://t.co/bxftge5EXs— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 21, 2020
In exhibition video games today, gamers from the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds took a knee during the playing of the national anthem, with Giants manager Gabe Kapler ending up being the first supervisor or head coach in any of the significant sports leagues to likewise take a knee.
The Red Sox were the last group to integrate a Black gamer onto its roster with the addition of Green in 1961.
” Silence in the face of injustice is undesirable,” he added.
The signboard facing Massachusetts Turnpike behind the renowned stadium comes as significant professional sports throughout the nation continue to pay tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement almost 2 months after the police killing of unarmed Black male George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked across the country demonstrations.
The unveiling also comes as the Major League Baseball season is set to begin Thursday night.
4 Cincinnati Reds players take knee throughout nationwide anthem https://t.co/9ZAwVydMYH— Bill Cunningham (@Willie700WLW) July 22, 2020
The MLB season begins Thursday night when the New York Yankees travel to Washington to handle the World Champion Nationals..
