The Major League Baseball season began with a powerful message Thursday night as Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts joined several players from the rival San Francisco Giants in taking a knee during the national anthem.
Betts, who signed a 12-year, $365 million extension on Wednesday, becomes the biggest MLB star to take a knee. Teammates Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger were seen putting their hands on his shoulders as a show of support. Betts also got support on Twitter from Alex Cora, his former manager with the Boston Red Sox.