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Even though today’s Black players don’t have to fight the same fights Jackie Robinson had to each time they walk into a clubhouse, they’re still left to continue the wider civil-rights advocacy that marked the end of his career. (Via ShiDavidi)

TORONTO – Jackie Robinson Day is always a good time for reflection, especially right now after a week in which 10 Major League Baseball games over two days were postponed to highlight ongoing racial inequality, the sport following the NBA’s lead into impromptu protest.

On Wednesday, the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks felt they needed to provide the space for focus on social justice rather than a distraction on the court, spurring others in the sports world to follow suit, and Walker was among the 10 Black players who helped the Seattle Mariners decide to sit out against the San Diego Padres hours later. “It just didn’t feel right to play that day,” he said. “I don’t think our heads were in it. Our hearts weren’t in it. It just wasn’t the time for us to play.

The polarization in the discourse is a by-product of both willful and unintentional ignorance, and while some in the former camp appear to be digging in their heels, having athletes speak out is at least opening some eyes in the latter. Their willingness to play Thursday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox, a game ultimately postponed when Jackie Bradley Jr., decided to sit out in protest and the rest of the club did the same in solidarity, came after Cavan Biggio had consulted with Alford.

Biggio is one of many Blue Jays who describe Alford as a brother, and that was even before the outfielder pulled him from his truck after randomly encountering him at an accident scene last spring. So even though today’s Black players don’t have to fight the same fights Robinson had to each time they walk into a big-league clubhouse, they’re still left to continue the wider civil-rights advocacy that marked the end of his career.

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