“I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country,” Kapler said then, according to the New York Post.
Kapler was fired in late September after having led the Giants to only one postseason showing in four seasons, ESPN reported at the time.
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Melvin told Nightengale that it was time to move on from all that and focus on winning baseball games.
“Look, we’re a new team here, we got some good players here,’’ Melvin told him.
“It’s more about letting the other side know that we’re ready to play,” he added. “I want guys out here ready to go. There’s a personality to that. It has nothing to do with whatever happened in the past or whatever, it’s just something I embrace.”
Reaction on social media to Melvin’s decision was largely positive.
About time this is such a distraction to the game. Just play baseball
— Gianni, Spokeperson for None of These (@giannipov) March 4, 2024
@StevenACohen2 needs to make this Mets policy. Last couple games I went to in September only 5-10 players could be bothered to come out of the clubhouse for the anthem. Change the culture.
The Giants will play their first game of the season in San Diego against the Padres on March 28.
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