Baltimore Orioles player Adam Jones prepares to bat in a game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 3, 2017.(AP Photo / Charles Krupa)
This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO John Angelos about his stirring statement against racism after his team’s star outfielder, Adam Jones, was hit with a barrage of racist insults at Boston’s Fenway Park. We also have a Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down award, both connected to this incident, a special Kaepernick Watch, and much more.
John Angelos, Baltimore Orioles COO Read his statement after the incident in Boston: “We Must Actively Stand Up”: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park
Dave Zirin MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.