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MLB players, including Mookie Betts, kneel for Opening Day national anthem to support Black Lives Matter - CBSSports.com
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VIDEO: All the Yankees and Nationals players and coaches kneel before anthem in Black Lives Matter salute
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Six Seattle players raise fists during national anthem after Mariners and Astros kneel in unity | The Seattle Times
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MLB players explain sudden choice to kneel for anthem: 'Simply put, things need to change' | Sporting News
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