Gabe Kapler is following in the footsteps of other Jewish activist athletes
The 46-year-old Jewish manager of the San Francisco Giants announced last week that he would begin skipping the pregame national anthem to protest the “state of this country.”
San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) walks to the bullpen during a Spring Training workout at Oracle Park.(photo credit: KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS)ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA