'Highly patriotic' A's catcher becomes first MLB player to kneel during anthem in response to Trump

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September 24, 2017 2:16 AM

Just one day after President Donald Trump ripped NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem, Oakland A's rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to do the same.

Here is a photo of Maxwell kneeling from Santiago Mejia of the San Francisco Chronicle. Teammate

From the @sfchronicle#emo#s San... @ Susan Slusser

Maxwell was born in Germany to a military family and is considered "highly patriotic." From Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle:

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