Giants’ Gabe Kapler resumes protest day after standing for anthem on Memorial Day

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San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler resumed his protest on Tuesday, choosing to remain in the dugout for the national anthem prior to San Francisco’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. 

Last week, Kapler told reporters that he would not come out for the national anthem until he "feels better about the direction of our country," following the Texas elementary shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. 

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) in the dugout prior to the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants on May 30, 2022 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country," Kapler told reporters. "That’ll be the step. I don’t expect it to move the needle necessarily. It’s just something I feel strongly enough about to take that step."

It was the fourth time in five days that Kapler did not participate during the playing of the national anthem. On Monday — Memorial Day — Kapler paused his protest, choosing to stand for the anthem to honor "our country’s service men and women who fought and died" in order to protect the right of protest. 

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On Tuesday, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, told reporters that he supports Kapler’s decision while saying that the organization will continue to play the national anthem before games. 

Manager Gabe Kapler #19 of the San Francisco Giants in action