Giants manager Gabe Kapler to skip national anthem 'going forward' after Uvalde tragedy: 'Home of the brave?'

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San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler will no longer stand with his team for the national anthem until he "feels better about the direction of our country" in the wake of the Texas school shooting on Tuesday that left 19 students and two teachers dead. 

Kapler spoke with reporters ahead of Friday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds to explain his choice not to participate in the national anthem, a decision he first revealed in a lengthy blog post earlier in the day. 

Manager Gabe Kapler of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park Sept. 19, 2021, in San Francisco. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

"I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country," he 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."

Kapler authored a detailed letter posted to his lifestyle website in which he expressed remorse for standing for the anthem during Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets considering the tragic events of the previous day. 

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"I wish I hadn’t let my discomfort compromise my integrity," Kapler said. "I wish that I could have demonstrated what I learned from my dad, that when you’re dissatisfied with your country, you let it be known through protest. The home of the brave should encourage this.

In the post, "Home of the brave?," Kapler said his father told him "to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance when I believed