SAN DIEGO — The Seattle Mariners continue to put the fight for social justice in this country as a priority of the team’s goals in the 2020 season.
Per multiple sources, the Mariners have decided to postpone Wednesday night’s game in San Diego in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Mariners decision came after Wednesday’s NBA and WNBA games were called off due to similar protests. The Milwaukee Bucks were the first team to protest playing Wednesday.
The Brewers and Reds also voted to postpone their game at Miller Park in Milwaukee earlier in the afternoon, while multiple players from teams have opted not to play Wednesday night.
The Mariners have eight Black players on their active roster, more than any other team in baseball. Since the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that followed, those Mariners players, led by Dee Gordon, have been vocal on social media and in interviews about their beliefs for the need for change and using their platform as professional athletes to do so.
Mariners manager Scott Servais has embraced their commitment to this cause and has asked for them to speak to teammates about the situation and their personal experiences.
On opening day, every player on the Mariners and all the coaches wore Black Lives Matter shirts during pregame warmups and several players held up their right fist during the playing of the national anthem.
