Bob Melvin requiring entire Giants dugout to stand for national anthem in policy shift
By Social Links for Christian Arnold
Published March 3, 2024, 10:34 p.m. ET
When the national anthem is playing, the San Francisco Giants better be on the field.
Bob Melvin, the team’s new skipper, told USA Today’s Bob Knightengale that a new policy will go into effect this season and every person in the dugout will be required to stand on the field when the “Star Spangled Banner” plays.
It’s a drastic change from what the Giants used to do when Gabe Kapler was in charge, but Melvin claimed that the decision had nothing to do with politics.
“Look, we’re a new team here, we got some good players here,’’ Melvin told the outlet.”It’s more about letting the other side know that we’re ready to play. I want guys out here ready to go. There’s a personality to that.
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