Unexpectedly, the new management of the Giants in San Francisco is giving out orders to stand during the playing of the national anthem, against popular belief.
Bob Melvin, who took over as skipper in October 2023, told USA Today that players will now have to stand for the national anthem prior to each game as per the new clubhouse regulations.
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“Look, we’re a new team here, we got some good players here,’’ Melvin told the outlet.”It’s more about letting the other side know that we’re ready to play. I want guys out here ready to go. There’s a personality to that.”
The new policy represents a major change from former manager Gabe Kapler’s historic decision to kneel during the national anthem, which was a first for Major League Baseball. During his reign, Kapler developed a novel strategy. He had initially kneeled when George Floyd died in 2020 and then stopped playing after the mass massacre in Uvalde, Texas in 2022.
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