Gabe Kapler

Giants manager Gabe Kapler wrote that he is "not okay with the state of this country" after the school shooting in Texas and that he "felt like a coward" ...

"I don't plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country,'' Kapler told reporters. "I don't expect it to move the needle necessarily. I didn't want to take away from the victims or their families. I wish I hadn't let my discomfort compromise my integrity. I didn't want to call attention to myself. I stood for the national anthem.

Gabe Kapler observed his own moment of silence sometime before the San Francisco Giants team he manages opened its Memorial Day Weekend series in Cincinnati ...

In 2019, he and his former teammate Eric Reid settled a lawsuit against the N.F.L. in which they had accused the league’s teams of colluding against them. We aren’t free when politicians decide that the lobbyist and gun industries are more important than our children’s freedom to go to school without needing bulletproof backpacks and active shooter drills.” “But we weren’t given bravery, and we aren’t free,” he wrote. Kapler’s action continues a steady stream of protests from the sports world this week. He began by sitting during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality, and after consulting with Nate Boyer, a retired Army Green Beret and former N.F.L. player, he started kneeling instead. Gabe Kapler observed his own moment of silence sometime before the San Francisco Giants team he manages opened its Memorial Day Weekend series in Cincinnati on Friday night.

Editor's note: This story contains details of a mass casualty event and gun violence. In the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, ...

They blocked parents trying to organize to charge in to stop the shooter, including a father who learned his daughter was murdered while he argued with the cops. Immediately following this shooting, we were told we needed locked doors and armed teachers. We were given thoughts and prayers.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation's political ...

Kapler has protested during the anthem in the past. I didn't want to take away from the victims or their families. I didn't want to call attention to myself. On Wednesday, I walked out onto the field, I listened to the announcement as we honored the victims in Uvalde. I bowed my head. ... We aren't free when politicians decide that the lobbyist and gun industries are more important than our children's freedom to go to school without needing bulletproof backpacks and active shooter drills.'' It's just something that I feel strongly enough about to take that step.''

Kapler penned an emotional letter on his blog expressing sadness over the Uvalde school shooting and his frustration with the state of the country.

Rather, it's a celebration of a nation that has regularly failed to protect the world's most vulnerable populations. We stand, we bow our heads, and the people in power leave on recess, celebrating their own patriotism at every turn. I didn’t want to call attention to myself. Kapler said he regretted the decision immediately; he feels the anthem's words ring hollow when events like the one that took place in Uvalde continue to occur: We were told it could have been worse, and we just need love. Immediately following this shooting, we were told we needed locked doors and armed teachers.

Kapler said he's not going to come out for the anthem until he feels better about 'the direction of our country'

"But I wasn't quite sure -- I couldn't make sense of it in real time and it took me a couple of days to pull all my thoughts together and to be able to articulate them clearly. "Until I feel like there's -- until I feel better about the direction of our country. "I was having a hard time articulating my thoughts the day of the shooting, the day we went out there on the line," Kapler said, referencing the Giants' home game on Tuesday. "Sometimes for me it takes me a couple of days to put everything together.

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec l'état de ce pays. » Trois jours après la fusillade meurtrière survenue à Ulvade, au Texas, le gérant des Giants de San ...

« Mais je ne suis pas d’accord avec l’état de ce pays. Je savais que des milliers ne comprendraient pas le geste et le prendraient comme une offense envers les militaires, les vétérans et eux-mêmes. » « Je ne suis pas d’accord avec l’état de ce pays. « Ma tête me disait de mettre un genou par terre, mais mon corps n’a pas écouté, écrit-il. Je voulais retourner à l’intérieur, mais j’ai figé. Je me suis senti comme un lâche. Je ne voulais pas attirer l’attention sur moi. je ne voulais pas la retirer aux victimes et aux familles. Les joueurs, le personnel et les fans se sont levés pendant le moment de silence, pleurant les vies perdues, puis nous (moi y compris) avons continué à nous tenir debout, nous proclamant fièrement le pays des libres et la patrie des braves.

Le manager des Giants de San Francisco, Gabe Kapler, ne sera plus debout avec son équipe pour l'hymne national jusqu'à ce qu'il “se sente mieux quant à la ...

Nous nous levons, nous inclinons la tête, et les personnes au pouvoir partent avec une pause et célèbrent leur propre patriotisme à chaque tour .” Je ne ‘ Je ne pense pas que cela nous représente bien maintenant.” “Ce sera l’étape. Je ne m’attends pas à ce que cela déplace nécessairement l’aiguille. C’est juste quelque chose que je me sens assez fort pour franchir cette étape.”

In light of Tuesday's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 kids and two teachers, Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he will not come out ...

“Sometimes for me it takes me a couple of days to put everything together,” Kapler said. I didn’t want to call attention to myself. “We didn’t stop to reflect on whether we are actually free and brave after this horrific event, we just stood at attention.”

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will protest against the nation's lack of action on gun control following the school shooting in Uvalde, ...

It's not the easiest thing to do to get out on a daily basis, but for me this is not about being busy and not being able to get out for the anthem. Of course, Kapler isn’t the first Bay Area leader of a professional sports team to speak out against gun violence. I am specifically not going to come for the anthem going forward.” Earlier Friday, Kapler published a link to his blog post about his reaction on Twitter, stating he regretted not making a form of protest — including taking a knee — on the night of the shootings. “I didn’t want to call attention to myself. It’s just something I feel strongly enough about to take that step.”

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler told reporters ahead of his team's Friday game against the Cincinnati Reds that he intends to forgo the pregame US ...

I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there ... I'm tired of the moments of silence. "When are we going to do something? "We weren't given bravery, and we aren't free.

Six years ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand for the national anthem, in to bring awareness to police violence against ...

I didn’t want to call attention to myself. 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. I wish I hadn’t let my discomfort compromise my integrity. It’s just something I feel strongly enough about to take that step.” Instead of kneeling or sitting while the song plays, Kapler will remain away from the field. Six years ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand for the national anthem, in to bring awareness to police violence against Black and Brown citizens.

"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.

The home of the brave should encourage this." They blocked parents trying to organize to charge in to stop the shooter, including a father who learned his daughter was murdered while he argued with the cops. Immediately following this shooting, we were told we needed locked doors and armed teachers.

Kapler said he's not going to come out for the anthem 'going forward' amid the recent gun violence.

"But I wasn't quite sure -- I couldn't make sense of it in real time and it took me a couple of days to pull all my thoughts together and to be able to articulate them clearly. "Until I feel like there's -- until I feel better about the direction of our country. "I was having a hard time articulating my thoughts the day of the shooting, the day we went out there on the line," Kapler said, referencing the Giants' home game on Tuesday. "Sometimes for me it takes me a couple of days to put everything together.

San Franciso Giants manager Gabe Kapler will stay away from the field during the nationa anthem, in protest of the Uvalde school shooting.

Kapler admitted that his action is unlikely to “move the needle” on gun legislation. We have our moment (over and over), and then we move on without demanding real change from the people we empower to make these changes. A recent ESPN article called him an “inveterate experimenter and a devoted nonconformist.” Kapler, who spent a dozen years playing in the majors, used 148 different lineups a year ago: the Giants won 107 games. “We stand in honor of a country where we elect representatives to serve us, to thoughtfully consider and enact legislation that protects the interests of all the people in this country and to move this country forward towards the vision of the ‘shining city on the hill.’ But instead, we thoughtlessly link our moment of silence and grief with the equally thoughtless display of celebration for a country that refuses to take up the concept of controlling the sale of weapons used nearly exclusively for the mass slaughter of human beings. Kapler’s gesture has already received the predictable blowback. After the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers, the sports world has reacted with indignation.

Gabe Kapler walked out for the national anthem before his San Francisco Giants hosted the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon, then considered leaving.

“And it took me a couple of days to pull all my thoughts together and to be able to articulate them clearly. “I don’t expect it to move the needle necessarily,” Kapler said of his gesture. In his blog post this week, Kapler decried politicians who “decide that the lobbyist and gun industries are more important than our children’s freedom to go to school without needing bulletproof backpacks and active shooter drills” and lamented that police in Uvalde didn’t stop the gunman for about an hour. It came just a few days after 10 people were killed during a mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store, and it led to a wave of demonstrations from athletes and coaches. I didn’t want to take away from the victims or their families. I didn’t want to call attention to myself.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler's fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a ...

White Sox manager Tony La Russa says he both likes and respects San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, but disagrees with his form of protest as it ...

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Kapler "is very passionate about things he believes in and that's his way of protesting. He's a good friend of mine and the kind of guy I respect from afar for what he's doing, and if this is what he's doing, good for him. "But I do believe that we need to figure something that's better for everybody's lives because what we have now is not working at all. And if you truly understand that, I think it's impossible not to salute the flag and listen to the anthem." But Lovullo said he tries "not to get involved in that arena. It's a very, very sad and touchy subject for me." He was very open about it and I know there's a lot of people that are going to support him." That's all, I'm going to leave it at that." New York Mets manager Buck Showalter also said he respected "how Gabe feels and the way he's going about it." "You need to understand what the veterans think when they hear the anthem or see the flag. "I think we're all frustrated, especially in this country," Woodward said. "I don't believe it is representing us well right now."

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said "the flag and the anthem are not appropriate places to try to voice your objections."

And the cost they paid and their families," La Russa said. You need to understand what the veterans think when they hear the anthem or see the flag. Kapler's decision to not partake in anthem festivities comes in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people, including 19 children, dead.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler's fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a ...

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Kapler “is very passionate about things he believes in and that’s his way of protesting. He’s a good friend of mine and the kind of guy I respect from afar for what he’s doing, and if this is what he’s doing, good for him. "I just hope we’ll move in that direction quickly." It’s a very, very sad and touchy subject for me.” “But I do believe that we need to figure something that’s better for everybody’s lives because what we have now is not working at all. But Lovullo said he tries "not to get involved in that arena. … Gabe’s his own person and Gabe does what he wants to do. And it’s not the anthem.” New York Mets manager Buck Showalter also said he respected “how Gabe feels and the way he’s going about it." He was very open about it and I know there’s a lot of people that are going to support him.” … I’m not going to really make comment either way on whether I would or wouldn’t do what he did.” I don’t expect it to move the needle necessarily.