NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays used their social media accounts during Thursday night's game between the teams to spread information about how gun violence affects American life.
The move was made in response to recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo. Several notable sports figures -- including Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr -- have used their platform over the past few days to plead for action to combat gun violence.
MLB's social media accounts are usually used during games to show video highlights, relay baseball statistics or exchange witty jokes with other accounts about the action on the field.