Jim Edmonds Says 17-Year MLB Career Left No Tolerance for Anthem Protests

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 12

Jim Edmonds said he would not have tolerated U.S. national anthem protests in his clubhouse, arguing players should stand and salute out of respect for the flag.
In an interview with Tomi Lahren, the 17-year MLB veteran said anthem observance reflects what players are taught and said he has little leeway for conduct he sees as disrespectful.
Edmonds said that as a team captain he would have confronted any player acting like Colin Kaepernick, framing it as a conversation about why players stand rather than saying such incidents happened on his teams.
The remarks came in a discussion of sports' "woke" culture shift and how baseball and society responded to the 2020 George Floyd protest period.