When the Milwaukee Bucks walked out on their playoff game Wednesday to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., they sparked a wave of activism by athletes rolled across sports. But Major League Baseball’s response was inconsistent. While the NBA and other leagues postponed their schedules to accommodate their players’ wishes, the protests trickled across baseball over 24 hours, with little consensus about what to do, even within locker rooms. Commissioner Rob Manfred took no pre-emptive measures, leaving...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 28, 2020 14:03 UTC