Yankees and Nationals players took a stand by kneeling Thursday night.

Prior to the start of the 2020 MLB season opener in Washington, all members of both teams took a knee prior to the start of the national anthem. They also held a piece of black cloth.

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Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC)

The Nationals and Yankees all knelt (every single player) for a moment before the anthem, but no one knelt while the anthem was played.

Hannah Keyser (@HannahRKeyser)

There were reports in recent days that the Yankees and Nationals Dale Hunter Jersey would settle on a gesture of solidarity in support of social justice and against racial inequality; this was the result. Earlier in the week, members of the Giants and Angels kneltduring the national anthem prior to an exhibition, bringing attention to a sport that has wrestled with racism Rod Langway Jersey throughout itsexistence.

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As with most things social justice in sports, this was met with both invitation and opposition.Some called the gesture touching whileothers pointed out that kneeling before the national anthem defeats the purpose Riley Sutter Jersey of similar protests that have taken place around sports.

A knee and a standA great compromise

Ronald Smith (@Just_Ron10)

Shameful.

Lazer Rubin (@lazer_rubin)

You can make of this what you will, but it was basically what Jerry Jones did.

Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MILB)

Good. Do it every game.

Mills (@MillsTwitch)

And then they all stood for the anthem. It was all Washington Capitals Jersey very strange!

Molly Knight (@molly_knight)

Super super disappointing from a lot of players I respect

Te s Fabeck (@tkfabeck)

Performative bullshit

just here for the hot dogs (@javyisking09)

Big Jerry Jones grinning into the camera vibes

Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets)

Then what's the point???

T.G.K. (@TangoGolfKilo)

Thanks I hate it

Guy Tweet Haver (@thetweethaver)

Idk I feel like it's maybe splitting hairs, and it's a cool sign of unity, but doing it DURING the anthem is sort of the point imo.

Nick (@ Nicklas Backstrom Jersey nlcknotnick)