Nearly every single Giants player and coach on the field in Los Angeles on Thursday knelt during the national anthem prior to the 2020 season opener.
Sam Coonrod didn't join his teammates and coaches, as the Giants reliever was the only player or coach that stood during the anthem.
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Players and coaches from the Giants and Dodgers took a knee and held a long, black ribbon prior to the national anthem to symbolize the fight against racial inequality. Coonrod held the ribbon, but didn't take a knee with his team.
When the anthem started, everyone on the Giants' side of the field stayed on a knee while Coonrod continued to stand..
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Coonrod is beginning his second big league season with the Giants. Last season, the 27-year-old posted a 3.58 ERA in 27.2 innings over 33 relief appearances.
On the Dodgers' side, only outfielder Mookie Betts stayed on a knee for the anthem, but teammates Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger placed their hands on his shoulders in a show of support.
The Giants made national news Monday when manager Gabe Kapler and several coaches and players took a knee during the national anthem prior to their exhibition game against the A's in Oakland. The next night in San Francisco, more Giants players took a knee, including Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval.