Former A's catcher Bruce Maxwell was watching Monday night as Giants manager Gabe Kapler, coaches and players took a knee during the national anthem at the Oakland Coliseum.
Kapler and the Giants made their statement a short distance from where Maxwell took a knee in 2017 in protest against racial and social injustices.
Three years later, Maxwell was happy to see members of the Giants trying to spread the message he was trying to get out into the public.
"I felt joy, honestly," Maxwell told NBC Sports California's Laura Britt shortly after the Giants beat the A's in an exhibition game.