Giants’ Sam Coonrod Doesn’t Kneel During Black Lives Matter Movement, Cites Faith

Giants’ Sam Coonrod Doesn’t Kneel During Black Lives Matter Movement, Cites Faith
Sam Coonrod, seen standing, was the only player for the San Francisco Giants to not take a knee before the national anthem on Thursday Harry How/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sam Coonrod was the only person on either the Giants or Los Angeles Dodgers who did not kneel for the Black Lives Matter movement before their opening game.

Coonrod explained why he didn’t kneel to news outlets after the game.

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