Forty-Two Seconds, And The Mets And Marlins Walk Off, Leaving BLM Shirt On The Mound

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The Mets and Marlins took the field, had a 42-second moment of silence, and then walked off. The only thing left on the field: a Black Lives Matter shirt.

The 42 seconds was in honor of Number 42, Jackie Robinson.

Jackie Robinson, the first black man permitted to play major league baseball wore #42. His number was retired by all 30 baseball team. He's credited with integrating Baseball.

— 8:46 (@GiftedPrude) August 28, 2020

A beautiful display of good trouble by these MLB players. This is also them asserting their importance via a strike in support of racial equality, which is intersectional. Bravo gentlemen!

— Indie Christina (@Kikoqua1990) August 28, 2020

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