On the evening of the much-anticipated start of the Major League baseball season, the Boston Red Sox organization has taken it upon itself to erect a massive 250 foot long billboard right next to Fenway Park, overlooking the Massachusetts Turnpike, where it is sure to be seen by the majority of Boston area residents.
The billboard features the Red Sox logo and says in huge letters “Black Lives Matter”.
According to The Hill, this structure appeared yesterday night, marking not only the start of the current season, but also the 61st anniversary of the first game with the Red Sox of Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player contracted by the team.
The Red Sox have officially converted their massive billboard along the Mass Pike into a Black Lives Matter sign.
— SAVAGE BOSTON? (@SavageBoston) July 22, 2020
The Red Sox are taking a stance. pic.twitter.com/Tb7Z7WFSxO
It’s not a secret that Sam Kennedy, the standing president and CEO of the Red Sox, is a major supporter of social justice issues, among these, Black Lives Matter.
Ironically, the Red Sox were the last team in the league to integrate a black player on their roster, which was in fact the aforementioned Green.
Boston is a high-tech, university-focused town, and is also considered by many to be among the more social justice oriented cities in the nation.
There is support for Black Lives Matter all over the Major League this year, it seems. This past week has seen several players from different teams take a knee during the national anthem played before exhibition games.
Famously, during the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, the manager of the Giants, Gabe Kapler, also took a knee. This is the first incidence of a manager doing so in major league sports.
Join and support independent free thinkers!
We’re independent and can’t be cancelled. The establishment media is increasingly dedicated to divisive cancel culture, corporate wokeism, and political correctness, all while covering up corruption from the corridors of power. The need for fact-based journalism and thoughtful analysis has never been greater. When you support The Post Millennial, you support freedom of the press at a time when it's under direct attack. Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1.
Remind me next month
To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy
