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<ul class="summary-list"><li>SF Giants manager <keyword id="14055717" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gabe-kapler" source="Orion">Gabe Kapler</keyword> says he's concerned about the direction of the country after <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> <keyword id="11922278" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shooting" source="Orion">shooting</keyword>. </li><li>Kapler said he won't be going on to the field for the national anthem. </li></ul>San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he won't be going out onto the field for the national anthem after a <a href="https://www.insider.com/children-injured-dead-uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting-2022-5">Texas elementary school shooting</a> left 21 people dead<a href="https://www.insider.com/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-tx-robb-elementary-2022-5"> including 19 children. </a>"I don't plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country," Kapler <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1530305203223904258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1530305203223904258%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fsan-francisco-giants-manager-gabe-kapler-sitting-out-national-anthem-to-protest-uvalde-massacre">said</a> on Friday. In <a href="https://kaplifestyle.com/2022/05/27/home-of-the-brave/">a statement on his website</a>, Kapler said he felt like a 'coward' when he didn't take a knee during the anthem on Wednesday, the day after <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-elementary-school-shooting-what-we-know-about-the-suspected-shooter-2022-5">an 18 year-old gunman</a> shot his grandmother and <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-of-school-shooting-at-robb-elementary-in-uvalde-texas-2022-5">then drove to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,</a> to fatally shoot 21 people. "On Wednesday, I walked out onto the field, I listened to the announcement as we honored the victims in <keyword id="14020623" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="uvalde" source="Orion">Uvalde</keyword>. I bowed my head. I stood for the national anthem. Metallica riffed on City Connect guitars," Kapler wrote. "My brain said drop to a knee; my body didn't listen. I wanted to walk back inside; instead I froze. I felt like a coward."He said he didn't want to draw attention away from the victims or their families and call attention to himself.Kapler added that he was disappointed that he didn't take a stand, despite the concern that some might not understand his kneeling. "But I am not okay with the state of this country. I wish I hadn't let my discomfort compromise my integrity. I wish that I could have demonstrated what I learned from my dad, that when you're dissatisfied with your country, you let it be known through protest. The home of the brave should encourage this," he said.

San Francisco Giants Manager says he won't stand on the field for the national anthem until he 'feels better about the direction of the country' after Texas school shooting

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>The new Philadelphia Phillies manager was booed by fans at the home opener, has been heavily criticized by the media, and some players are reportedly already unhappy with him.&#xa0;</li><li>Kapler has an unconventional approach towards managing his bullpen that has already lead to a string of decisions which backfired.&#xa0;</li><li>Kapler was a controversial hire before the questionable decisions.&#xa0;</li></ul> The MLB season is only a week old, but it has already been unkind to new Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler, who appears to have alienated the fans, media, and even some of his players.&#xa0;The Phillies, who are currently 1-4, had their home opener on Thursday, in which fans showed that they are already frustrated with Kapler's management.&#xa0;According to <a href="https://www.fanragsports.com/phillies/inside-baseball-kapler-to-face-toughest-critics/">Fanrag Sports</a>, "There are signs that some - even team members - are having their early doubts.""We'll be OK … We just need the manager to get out of the way," one Phillies player said.Kapler has come under fire for several decisions, in particular taking a pitcher out of the bullpen who hadn't had time to warm up. He also pulled starter&#xa0;Aaron Nola from the opening game after he had thrown 68 pitches and led the Phillies to a 5-0 lead, a decision which backfired massively when the Phillies went on to lose that game, 8-5. And in general, Kapler has an unconventionally short leash when it comes to his pitchers.&#xa0;The reviews from the media haven't been particularly kind either. One Philly Voice <a href="http://www.phillyvoice.com/just-three-games-kapler-has-transformed-phillies-upstart-team-laughingstock-baseball/">headline read</a>, "In record time, Kapler has turned promising young Phillies into a total embarrassment."&#xa0;Kapler is only a handful of games into his managerial career so far, so he has time to turn things around. Still, it's a bad start for a someone who had no managerial experience before taking the Phillies job (he was previously a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers front office) and was<a href="https://www.fanragsports.com/phillies/inside-baseball-critics-divided-on-all-or-nothing-kapler-hire-by-phillies/"> a controversial hire,</a> <a href="http://www.phillyvoice.com/phillies-could-be-playoff-contenders-if-gabe-kapler-doesnt-get-way/">even before his questionable decisions</a>.&#xa0;<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ultra-light-diving-system-scuba-accessible-to-anyone-nomad-brownies-marine-group-blu3-2018-3">This ultra-light diving system makes scuba accessible to anyone - here's how it works</a></h3> <div> </div> </div></hr>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="23404" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="San-Francisco-giants">San Francisco Giants</keyword> will wear Pride-themed uniforms on Saturday. </li><li>They will become the first <keyword id="133010" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="MLB">MLB</keyword> team to acknowledge <keyword id="168821" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Pride-Month">Pride Month</keyword> with official uniforms. </li><li>San Francisco is known for one of the most prominent LGBTQ cultures in the country. </li></ul>The San Francisco Giants will become the first MLB team to acknowledge Pride Month with a themed uniform. Giants players will wear caps that feature a multi-colored version of the team's classic SF logo, with the 11 colors the represent LGBTQ pride, on Saturday for the team's third game against the Chicago Cubs. Their jerseys will feature a similar arm patch that boasts the same color scheme. The 11 colors in the logo each correspond with a different theme associated with LGBTQ+ pride. Red represents life, orange represents healing, yellow represents sunlight, green represents nature, blue represents serenity, purple represents spirit, and black and brown represents LGBTQ+ people of color. Light blue, pink and white represent those who are transgender.Giants manager Gabe Kapler praised the organization for taking the initiative to become the first MLB team to celebrate Pride Month with official uniforms."Very proud that the San Francisco Giants are taking this step. Very proud to be part of it," Kapler said during a virtual press conference on Tuesday. "Looking forward to the impact and the support that we can provide for the LGBTQ+ community."Just prior to Saturday's game, the team will honor f0rmer San Francisco city politician Tom Ammiano, who became one of the city's first openly gay public school teacher in 1975 and helped found the city's gay teachers' organization. While the Giants are now the first MLB team to officially acknowledge the month on their uniforms, the organization has been pioneering LGBTQ+ acknowledgement since 2019. That year, the Giants' minor league affiliate, the San Jose Giants, became the first minor league baseball team to wear Pride Month-themed uniforms, according to <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/san-francisco-giants-debut-special-pride-month-lgbtq-uniforms-first-mlb-team-to-do-so-232735939.html">Yahoo Sports</a>. San Francisco is known as a hub for LGBTQ+ culture. The city was the site of the first Pride March in 1970 and set the stage for LGBTQ+ politicians in 1978 when Harvey Milk became the first openly gay elected official in California history. As one of San Francisco's iconic <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> teams, the Giants are pioneering Pride Month celebrations, not only for MLB but for sports as a whole. The NBA and NHL, which are also in season during June, have not had a team introduce a commemorative Pride Month-themed uniform. The WNBA, which is also currently in season, has a number of special events involving players and fans to commemorate Pride Month and sells Pride Month-themed merchandise.

The San Francisco Giants will become the first MLB team to wear Pride Month-themed uniforms

SF Giants/TwitterSan Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken becomes the first female coach in MLB history.<ul class="summary-list"><li>San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken became the first female to join an MLB coaching staff in the league's 151-year history.</li><li>Nakken "didn't even know the interview was happening" when she began talks with newly minted manager Gabe Kapler about clubhouse culture and the team's structure, according to <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/alyssa-nakken-wanted-new-challenge-will-make-mlb-history-giants">NBC Sports</a>.</li><li>After an exhaustive search, Kapler made Nakken an offer to join his coaching staff in a role that she described as "a good fit."</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Newly-minted San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken spent months interviewing to make history - and she had no idea it was happening.The 29-year-old has worked for the Giants since 2014, when she joined the baseball operations department as an intern. She worked her way up from there over the next five years, taking on various roles within the operations and business sides of the organization.Over time, the former Sacramento State Hornets first baseman started to feel an itch to move closer to the diamond. Fortuitously, the team hired Greg Kapler to take over as the team's manager in November of last year, and he has made a point of prioritizing hiring a diverse array of individuals - in both experience and perspective - while filling out his coaching staff.According to <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/alyssa-nakken-wanted-new-challenge-will-make-mlb-history-giants">NBC Sports</a>, Nakken and Kapler first began conversing when they passed each other at Oracle Park and the former asked the new manager "How are you holding up?"From there, Nakken was on Kapler's radar, and the duo embarked on a month-long conversation about the franchise's clubhouse culture, the team's structure, and other "new ideas." Though Kapler was conducting an exhaustive search outside of the organization to fill one of the final positions on his coaching staff, he was simultaneously picking Nakken's brain and bringing her into the fold on important discussions as a way to vet her for the role."I honestly didn't even know the interview was happening," Nakken told NBC Sports. "It was just me having conversations with Gabe and some of the staff about my thoughts on the clubhouse and the team and how do we put the best team on the field every single night."Kapler officially offered her the position shortly after the new year began, and Nakken said she felt confident that she was "the right person for that job," regardless of her gender."Never once did Gabe talk about being the first or even being female," Nakken said. "We needed an All-Star on this staff to just help kind of guide the ship because all of these coaches are new except for Ron Wotus and I've been in the organization for five years.""I know the ins and outs and who to talk to," she added. "I've given blood, sweat and tears to this organization already, literally, and I'm so excited to continue that."<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-simone-biles-new-vault-yurchenko-double-pike-2020-2">Simone Biles' new vault has never been attempted by a woman in international competition - and it looks she'll use it at the Tokyo Olympics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-alex-morgan-training-ripping-shots-while-7-months-pregnant-2020-2">Alex Morgan is still training and ripping shots while 7 months pregnant, and it may point to her readiness for the upcoming Olympics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uswnt-olympic-roster-cuts-stars-left-off-team-tokyo-2020-2020-2">The USWNT has an embarrassment of riches, and it could be a problem heading into the 2020 Olympics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-christen-press-goal-uswnt-costa-rica-olympic-qualifiers-2020-2">USWNT forward Christen Press scored on a gorgeous long-range goal in Olympic qualifying - and the goal even stunned head coach Vlatko Andonovski</a></li></ul> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-it-takes-to-be-an-nfl-referee-football-sunday-roger-goodell-tom-brady-2018-9">What it takes to be an NFL referee, according to an official who spent 19 seasons in the league</a></h3>

The first female coach in MLB history didn't realize she had been interviewing for the job for a month before the Giants offered it to her

San Francisco GiantsAlyssa Nakken.<ul class="summary-list"><li>Alyssa Nakken was hired by the San Francisco Giants as an assistant coach on Thursday, becoming Major League Baseball's first full-time female coach.</li><li>Nakken, 29 was a three-time all-conference first baseman on Sacramento State's softball team and has been with the Giants since 2014. </li><li>She previously worked as an intern in baseball operations and more recently oversaw health and wellness initiatives in the organization.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>The San Francisco Giants have hired Major League Baseball's first full-time female coach.Alyssa Nakken, a former three-time all-conference first baseman on Sacramento State University's softball team, will join the Giants as an assistant coach, the team's manager, Gabe Kapler, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-giants-hire-mark-hallberg-and-alyssa-nakken-as-assistant-coaches">said in a statement on Thursday</a>.Nakken, 29, has worked with the Giants since 2014 when she joined as an intern in baseball operations. More recently, she has been overseeing health and wellness initiatives in the organization. Kepler also announced the hiring of assistant coach Mark Hallberg."In every organization, environment affects performance, and baseball clubhouses are no different," Kapler said in the statement. "That's why in addition to assisting the rest of the coaching staff on the field, Mark and Alyssa will focus on fostering a clubhouse culture that promotes high performance through, among other attributes, a deep sense of collaboration and team."Prior to joining the Giants, Nakken was the chief information officer for the University of San Francisco baseball team. After graduation from Sacramento State in 2012, she earned her Master's Degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco in 2015.While Nakken is the first full-time female coach in the league, several women before her have paved the way with part-time roles in the league.Justine Siegal, who became the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/justine-siegal-first-female-coach-in-majors/c-152329548">first female coach for a major league organization</a> when she was hired as a guest instructor in the instructional league in 2015, celebrated Nakken's hire in a tweet, saying: <a href="https://twitter.com/justinebaseball/status/1217977096330301442">"The wall is broken."</a><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/16/sf-giants-make-historic-hire-add-former-sacramento-state-softball-player-alyssa-nakken-to-coaching-staff/">According to the San Jose Mercury News</a>, Nakken will help with pregame outfield work and batting practice. She will travel full time with the team and wear a uniform in pre-game warm-ups. She is not expected to be in uniform for games, because the MLB allows only seven coaches to the bench.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jessica-mendoza-mike-fiers-wrong-astros-cheating-scheme-2020-1">ESPN analyst and Mets advisor Jessica Mendoza says it was wrong of the former Astros pitcher to confirm the MLB's cheating scandal publicly</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/carlos-beltrans-astros-cheating-scandal-could-affect-yankees-mets-job-2020-1">MLB's cheating scandal is now focusing on new Mets manager Carlos Beltran, and it could involve the Yankees</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-punishes-astros-implicates-red-sox-alex-cora-in-cheating-2020-1">The MLB came down hard on the Astros for cheating, but that might be small compared to what will happen to Red Sox manager Alex Cora</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wild-boar-reportedly-responsible-for-yoenis-cespedes-ankle-injury-2020-1">A wild boar was reportedly responsible for the injury that ruled Yoenis Cespedes out of the 2019 MLB season, and it could cost him $38 million</a></li></ul> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-years-eve-ball-drop-tradition-sailors-times-square-2016-12">The surprising reason Americans drop a ball on New Year's Eve</a></h3>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Tuesday night with a three-run walk-off home run in the 16th inning.</li><li>The difference in the game came down largely to bullpen management, with the Dodgers making the perplexing decision to put a position player on the mound with the score still tied in the 16th.</li><li>With both teams holding on to slim leads in their divisions, this could very easily be a game either side looks back on in a tight race for the postseason.</hr></li></ul>It took 16 innings, but the Philadelphia Phillies walked away with a win on Tuesday night (technically early Wednesday morning) thanks to a walk-off home run from Trevor Plouffe.The victory, which took five hours and 55 minutes to complete, came because the Phillies' bullpen was able to outlast the Dodgers'. When the 16th inning came around, Los Angeles called on utility man&#xa0;Kiké Hernandez, who had already moved from second base to the outfield, to the mound, and the Phillies were able to take advantage.With two runners on, Trevor Plouffe came to the plate and smacked a three-run home run to send the fans who remained at Citizens Bank Park home happy with a 7-4 victory.The move by the Dodgers was somewhat perplexing. Starter Rich Hill had already been warmed up in the bullpen, but manager&#xa0;Dave Roberts explained after the game that he only planned on using him in a save situation.For the Phillies, the win came as a true team effort, with 22 of their 25 roster players entering the game to contribute to the win. Philadelphia also didn't shy away from bringing a starter into the late innings - after Phillies relievers went a whopping 10 innings giving up just one run against one of the most fearsome lineups in the NL, Vince Velasquez came in to pitch the 16th on two days rest and earn the win.After the game, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/trevor-plouffe-hits-walk-off-home-run-in-16th/c-287189624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phillies manager Gabe Kapler described</a> his team's decision to keep pushing for the win as the game dragged on."We felt like that game was worth going all-in for," Kapler said. "Every game is, but certainly when you come back like we did, you reward your guys by fighting with them by saying, 'This game means everything to us.' So, that's how we approached it."Hearing Kapler discuss the game, it's clear that the Phillies simply wanted it more. By deciding to use a starter in relief, Kapler invested in the win and was rewarded for his efforts, while the Dodgers opted to go with an outfielder on the mound.Both teams currently sit atop their respective divisions in the National League by slim margins, and should their playoff races come down to a single game, this very well could be the one that both look back on as the difference-maker.<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/england-soocer-fans-explain-its-coming-home-gareth-southgate-three-lions-memes-2018-7">'It's coming home': England fans explain the emotional rallying cry of the World Cup</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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