SI's Bri Amaranthus and Chris Halicke ponder if Major League Baseball is behind the times regarding racial equality in America.
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00:00In the wake of George Floyd's death, athletes over all sports have spoken out
00:04about police brutality. However, it would be an understatement to say that Major
00:09League Baseball has been at the forefront of this conversation in
00:13promoting human rights, which has not been the case historically. Chris, do you
00:18feel like Major League Baseball is behind the times when it comes to
00:21standing up for social injustices? Yeah, the country is still reeling from the
00:26murder of George Floyd. There's a number of protests continuing throughout the
00:29country right now, and when it comes to the professional sports leagues, you know,
00:33with the platform that they have, you would hope that a league like Major
00:37League Baseball would be one of the first ones, if not the first one, to speak
00:40out, especially since one of their most celebrated and revered players is Jackie
00:44Robinson. However, MLB was a little slow in getting a statement out, but since
00:51then they've really given a voice to their black players on social media, and
00:54that is a good sign of things moving forward. Now, it will be a big
00:59question of how MLB handles kneeling during the National Anthem. It looks
01:04like NFL players are going to be doing that, and with more and more people
01:07involving in protesting racial injustice in America and against police brutality,
01:12you have to wonder if MLB players are going to be kneeling. Now, Bruce Maxwell
01:17was the only player in MLB to kneel during the National Anthem. Former Texas
01:23Ranger Delano DeShields contemplated it, but ended up not doing it, and now he
01:28regrets it. So you really have to wonder how many MLB players will be kneeling
01:32during the National Anthem, and how will MLB handle it whenever that, you know, if
01:36and when that ends up happening.