ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues have released a joint statement on the civil unrest and protests, following the trend of many pro sports teams around the U.S.
You can read the full statement here:
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 2, 2020
The last three nights in St. Louis have seen standoffs between police and protesters become violent. Four officers were shot in St. Louis and another man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning, after a night of people setting fires, looting and causing destruction around the city.
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On Sunday, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak was on KMOX and had this to say:
"It's sort of amazing that a week ago we're trying to discuss what it might look like if we can get back to baseball, worrying about the safety issues, the economic issues. And then within 24 hours or a day of that conversation, things shifted dramatically through our country. And it's one of those things where I think everybody takes a moment to pause and realize that there's a long history of mistakes that have been made in this country... and hopefully this is an opportunity to show optimism or to show that there's a chance at change. Because you don't want to have these types of things just be where they become a repeat of what we've read or heard. Given that this is really coast-to-coast, touching all segments of our country, I do hope this is a time where you look back and say: 'This made a difference.'"
Some Cardinals players have used their platforms to make statements about the protests and civil unrest happening around the country.
Adam Wainwright and his wife, Jenny:
Written by my sweet wife about my awesome little boy Caleb Adam Wainwright https://t.co/h14BOFbWLz
— Adam Wainwright (@UncleCharlie50) May 28, 2020Dexter Fowler:
A post shared by Dexter Fowler (@dexterfowler) on May 28, 2020 at 11:43am PDT
Jack Flaherty:
I CANT BREATHE pic.twitter.com/rfwtVFvTpN
— Jack Flaherty (@Jack9Flaherty) June 1, 2020© 2020 KMOX (Entercom). All rights reserved





