White Sox's Tony La Russa calls Giants' Gabe Kapler's national anthem protest 'not appropriate'

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Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said Saturday that he does not agree with the decision of San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler to protest the national anthem in the wake of a school shooting in Texas that left 21 victims dead.

"I think he’s exactly right to be concerned…with what’s happening in our country," La Russa said Saturday evening, ESPN reported. "He’s right there. Where I disagree is the flag and the anthem are not appropriate places to try to voice your objections."

The day before, Kapler said he will skip out on the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the pregame ceremony "going forward." He also clarified his decision in an op-ed saying he is "not okay with the state of this country."

Manager Tony La Russa #22 of the Chicago White Sox looks on prior to the game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, May 22, 2022 in New York, New York.  (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The White Sox manager said protesting the national anthem is an insult to the men and women who served and died in the U.S. military to defend it.

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"Some of their courage comes from what the flag means to them and when they hear the anthem," La Russa said before the White Sox ultimately fell to the Cubs 5 to 1. "You need to understand what the veterans think when they hear the anthem or see the flag. And the cost they paid and their families. And if you truly understand that, I think it’s impossible not to salute the flag and listen to the anthem."

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