Former Phils manager Gabe Kapler stops taking field for national anthem in protest

Gabe Kapler, the San Francisco Giants manager, said he will no longer come onto the field when the national anthem is played before games to protest the inaction by U.S. leaders following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. ‘Every time I place my hand over my heart and remove my hat, I’m participating in a self-congratulatory glorification of the ONLY country where these mass shootings take place,’ Kapler wrote in a blog post. Kapler is the former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies