Daily News | Giants manager Gabe Kapler will stand on the field for national anthem on Memorial Day
Gabe Kapler said Monday that he plans to suspend his protest and stand on the field for the national anthem before the San Francisco Giants’ Memorial Day game at Citizens Bank Park.
Kapler, the Giants manager and former Phillies skipper, announced over the weekend that he wouldn’t come out for the anthem in the aftermath of the shooting deaths last week of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.. “While I believe strongly in the right to protest and the importance of doing so, I also believe strongly in honoring and mourning our country’s servicemen and women who fought and died for that right.
Kapler said he spoke to veterans and “some people who are invested in gun control” before making his decision. He wouldn’t say if he has decided whether to resume his protest Tuesday.The Phillies have baseball’s hottest catching prospect. What does that mean for the trade deadline? And J.T. Realmuto?
“I understand that these are divisive issues,” Kapler said before the Giants opened a three-game series with the Phillies. “I’m not caught off guard. The way I see it is anything that sparks thoughtful conversation is good.” Kapler also announced plans to donate to two organizations: Everytown, which is dedicated to ending gun violence, and Heart & Armor, a group devoted to veterans’ health.
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