Rays, Yankees to use game coverage to spread awareness on 'gun violence'

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Professional sports organizations are yet again cherry-picking tragedy to apparently promote their own political talking points. 

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees have partnered to use their home broadcasts for tonight’s contest to spread awareness on gun violence.

It's just the latest black square trend that likely won't accomplish anything. They just keep screaming louder.

A moment of silence is observed for victims of the Texas elementary school massacre at Yankee Stadium prior to a game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles on May 25, 2022, in New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

"Every day, more than 110 Americans are killed with guns, and more than 200 are shot and injured," The Yankees tweeted. "Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020."

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"We all deserve to be safe — in schools, grocery stores, places of worship, out neighborhoods, houses and America," the Rays wrote on Twitter. "The most recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde have shaken us to the core. The Tampa Bay Rays are mourning these heartbreaking tragedies that took the lives of innocent children and adults. This cannot become normal. We cannot become numb. We cannot look the other way. We all know, if nothing changes, nothing changes."

And this is when the Rays explain how they plan to get involved.

"The Rays organization stands committed to actionable change and has made a $50,000 commitment to Everytown For Gun Safety’s Support Fund. Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in America. Rather than our usual game