SAN FRANCISCO – Jaylin Davis called home and spoke with his family then his decision immediately became clear: he would kneel for the national anthem.If there even was an anthem.
The Giants were playing an exhibition game at Oakland on Monday night with no fans after a months-long delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
It turned out Davis had all kinds of support on every side of him, including from first-year San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler, who also took a knee before the Giants' 6-2 victory.Fellow outfielders Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater chose to kneel.
So did first base coach Antoan Richardson, while shortstop Brandon Crawford stood between Davis and Richardson with a hand on each man's shoulder.