Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts is wrong when he connects Colin Kaepernick's decision to not stand for his country's national anthem with the military. Betts spoke with WEEI's John Tomase about his own connection to "The Star-Spangled Banner", which has been the US's national anthem since 1931:
I'm always going to stand because I have that connection. For me, it's different. ... My dad fought [in Vietnam] for this country. We may be in a completely different spot if we don't have those people to go out and protect us. So I'll always make sure [to stand].