HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics jointly walked off the field following a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to play. The decision came on Jackie Robinson Day across the majors, and in the wake of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, being shot by police in Wisconsin over the weekend. All players, managers and coaches at Minute Maid Park were wearing No. 42, the jersey number Robinson wore when he broke the major league color barrier in 1947. There have been 11 big league games postponed this week as clubs joined teams in the NBA, WNBA and MLS in calling off games while protesting social injustice.
Posted
and last updated
Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
,
Weather
Thursday
01/23/2025
Sunny
71° / 39°
0%
Friday
01/24/2025
Mostly Sunny
72° / 44°
0%
Saturday
01/25/2025
AM Clouds/PM Sun
62° / 42°
15%
Sunday
01/26/2025
PM Rain
55° / 41°
63%
Monday
01/27/2025
Partly Cloudy
52° / 36°
24%
Tuesday
01/28/2025
Sunny
59° / 37°
6%
Wednesday
01/29/2025
Sunny
61° / 38°
3%
Thursday
01/30/2025
Partly Cloudy
61° / 41°
2%