A's, Astros walk off field in protest, game postponed

[ASFN Admin]

The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics jointly walked off the field following a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to play on Friday night. The postponement came on Jackie Robinson Day across the majors, and in the wake of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, being shot by police in Wisconsin over the weekend. The Athletics and Astros placed a No. 42 jersey in each batter's box.

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