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Giants' Jaylin Davis opens up about racism he has faced in baseball

Jaylin Davis did something very difficult Saturday.

The Giants' rookie outfielder penned a column for the team's blog, and he opened up about racism he's faced during his high school and college baseball career.

Davis, who played his college ball at Appalachian State, wrote about the time fans made racist comments towards him during a game in his sophomore season.

"I was running down a ball in right centerfield when I heard a couple guys in the crowd yell something about a monkey and bananas," Davis wrote. "I was kind of shocked, but didn’t say anything.