Updated August 26th, 11:40 p.m.

After the Mets 5-4 victory over the Marlins, Dominic Smith met with media and was asked to comment on what the last few days have been like for him. Here is a clip of Smith’s response.

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Prior to tonight’s game, Dominic Smith took a knee during the national anthem for the first time this season. Smith had previously chose to stand for the anthem, saying that the action of kneeling simply was not enough.

That changed however after the events of Wednesday, as games across the country were boycotted and postponed to bring attention to the fight for social justice. The Milwaukee Bucks players made a big statement when they chose to boycott Game 5 of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic. Since then, all NBA teams followed suit and the playoffs were effectively postponed.

In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners were just a few of the handful of teams that chose to postpone their games as well, in solidarity with the NBA. Black players like Jason Heyward, chose to sit out of their team’s games in support of the protest.

For a player that has often been the only black player on the Mets roster across his career, Smith changed his previous stance on standing for the anthem and took a knee to join the protest.

Last month, Smith sat down with SNY’s Steve Gelbs and had an open conversation about his experience as a black man in America.

“It’s not fair. I treat people equal, wholehearted, and I just try to show love. I don’t understand why the world and people can’t do the same.”

On Friday, Major League Baseball was supposed to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Jackie Robinson day. It will be very interesting to see what actions the league, teams and players take this year, as the importance of Robinson should loom larger than ever.