Red Sox, Blue Jays talking about postponement after recent police brutality

The Red Sox and Blue Jays might postpone their game on Thursday.

The Milwaukee Bucks took a stand after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, choosing to strike their Game 5 matchup against the Orlando Magic.

While the ripple effects in the NBA have been the most newsworthy, three separate MLB games were canceled last night in a show of solidarity with the Bucks, and there might be a fourth game tonight thanks to the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.

Both the Red Sox and Blue Jays have discussing not playing tonight as a show of protest. While nothing has been finalized, both teams will be supportive of whatever option is chosen, per Jeff Passan.

Both the Red Sox and Blue Jays want to make a stand for racial equality.

Both teams played last night, as two Rowdy Tellez home runs gave the Blue Jays a 9-1 victory over a Boston team currently in last place in the AL East. While they didn’t see hit to cancel their game last night, both teams think that something needs to be done in order to show their support for activists fighting for police accountability.

The Blake shooting and how athletes will deal with said shooting is not a problem unique to basketball, as baseball teams who play in Boston and Toronto are feeling the sting of this miscarriage of justice. Considering the circumstances, postponing games as a form of protest is as direct a statement as they make at this moment in time.

Even if this doesn’t cause a ton of tangible change in the short term, the decision to not play shows that athletes have power and leverage, and they can utilize that by not playing as a show of support for those on the frontlines fighting for change in the criminal justice system.