Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMajor League Baseball’s scheduled Oakland A’s-Texas Rangers game will not be played Thursday after players on both teams agreed to sit out to protest this past weekend’s police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI.The decision by players on the AL West rivals makes it the fourth MLB game to be postponed in the wake of boycotts by players in several pro sports leagues beginning Wednesday.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ players decision not to play yesterday prompted the cancellation of three games last night, and three more set for tonight.
The WNBA followed suit later in the day, as did Major League Soccer which scrapped five of its six scheduled games. The NBA said Thursday it will resume its postseason.
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