Oakland A’s rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first player in the MLB to kneel for the national anthem on Saturday night. Maxwell was born at a military base in Germany to a career Army Ranger father. He kneeled before the Athletics battled the Texas Rangers.
Susan Slusser of the San Fransisco Chronicle first shared the photo of Maxwell.
From the @sfchronicle’s Santiago Mejia, here is A’s rookie Bruce Maxwell becoming the first MLB player to take a knee for the anthem: pic.twitter.com/q8QVY9hW15
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) September 24, 2017
Athletics' Bruce Maxwell becomes first MLB player to #TakeAKnee during the anthem. pic.twitter.com/yAIgA2upOt
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) September 24, 2017
The Oakland Athletics released a statement following Maxwell’s decision to take a knee.
— Oakland A's ???? (@Athletics) September 24, 2017
This move by Maxwell could very well be in response to recent comments made by the president over the last 24 hours. Maxwell expressed his displeasure earlier in the day on twitter and alluded to athletes in other sports doing something similar.
Don't be surprised if you start seeing athletes kneeling in other sports now!! Comments like that coming from our president. WOW! ??????
— Bruce T Maxwell (@bruu_truu13) September 23, 2017
