The Marlins and Mets took the field around 7:10, with Dominic Smith and Billy Hamilton leading the way for New York.
All of the players took their positions, then removed their caps for 42 seconds of silence.
Then both teams walked off the field, leaving only a Black Lives Matter t-shirt covering home plate.
This comes one day after three MLB games and all NBA playoff games were postponed as players across sports came together to call for racial justice.
NBA players said Thursday they would resume the playoffs, while the NHL, after facing criticism for playing Wednesday, will reportedly postpone its second-round playoff games, including Game 3 between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders.
MLB announced that these other games were postponed:
– Red Sox-Blue Jays
– Twins-Tigers
– Phillies-Nationals
– Rangers-A’s
Late this afternoon, GM Brodie Van Wagenen was caught lamenting the situation over a hot mic.
In the discussion he could be overhead saying MLB commissioner Rob Manfred wanted the players to take the field, then symbolically leave the field at 7:10 PM and then return to play at 8:10 PM.
But the players weren’t having it.
On Wednesday night, Mets first baseman Dominic Smith gave a raw and emotional interview after being asked to describe what’s been the most difficult part of these last couple of months.
“The most difficult part is to see people still don’t care. Being a Black man in America, it’s not easy.”
