BOSTON \u2014 A few fans seated above the Green Monster dropped down a sign denouncing racism during the fourth inning of Boston’s 7-3 loss to Oakland at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
The sign \u2014 draped over the top middle of the 37-foot Monster \u2014 had a black background with white letters that read: \u201cRacism is as American as Baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was up for about one batter and the umpires asked it be removed because it was in fair territory. There was a spattering of boos from the crowd as Red Sox security forced them to remove it and escorted the people from their seats. A Red Sox spokesman said four people were escorted from the park and that one of them said they were inspired by Black Lives Matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I saw it,\u201d Boston right fielder Mookie Betts said. \u201cThere’s no place for that. That’s for another day, though.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s not the first time that the Red Sox have responded to the topic of racism at the ballpark.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaw it was draped over the Monster,\u201d Red Sox manager John Farrell said. \u201cFrom the dugout, you see someone expressing their opinion and it looked like it was withdrawn relatively quick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this season, Orioles centre fielder Adam Jones said after a game on May 1 that he was the victim of racial slurs and had peanuts thrown at him during the game.<\/p>\n
The next day, Jones received a personal apology from Boston team president Sam Kennedy on behalf of the club. When he stepped up for his first at-bat of the game, he was also given an extended applause from the Fenway crowd.<\/p>\n
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale stepped off the mound to allow the applause to continue.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust appreciative that action was taken and not everybody feels the same way as selected people,\u201d Jones said. \u201cSale, who works extremely fast, took his time and let it relish a little bit, so I appreciate the sentiments,\u201d Jones said after Boston won 5-2.<\/p>\n
In August, owner John Henry said his team will lead the effort to change the name of Yawkey Way. The street is currently named after Tom Yawkey, who owned the team from 1933 to 1976 but refused to integrate the team from 1947 to 1959.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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