Here Are the Athletes and Teams Boycotting Games to Protest the Shooting of Jacob Blake
In the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the growing furor over the associated protests, multiple professional athletes and sports teams announced Wednesday that they had elected to boycott or postpone matches scheduled for the coming days.
Baseball
Major League Baseball said in a statement it would “respect” the protest of teams that elected to boycott or postpone games.