The Tampa Bay Rays called for the arrest of Louisville police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in a tweet on Friday, hours before her opening game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The tweet from the Rays’ official Twitter account on Friday morning read: “Today is opening day, which means it’s a great day to arrest Breonna Taylor’s killers.”
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The message was followed by a secondary tweet announcing a $ 100,000 donation to local organizations fighting systemic racism.
“Systemic racism is real. Let’s unite for positive change, ”read another tweet.
Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was shot eight times when officers broke into her home on Springfield Drive, firing more than 20 rounds, while carrying out a no-hit order related to a narcotics investigation on March 13.
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None of the officers involved in the shooting has been arrested or charged. The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office is still investigating.
The Rays’ statement comes a day after MLB players held up a black ribbon and knelt together in a moment honoring the Black Lives Matter movement on opening day.
San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sam Coonrod was the only player in both games who didn’t kneel, arguing that because of his faith, “I can’t kneel before anything but God.”
Most members of the San Francisco Giants kneel during a moment of silence before an opening baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill)
“I just can’t address a couple of things I’ve read about Black Lives Matter, how they lean toward Marxism,” Coonrod continued. “And … they said some negative things about the nuclear family. I just can’t get on board with that. “
Coonrod did not elaborate on what he was referring to, but he did tell reporters that he did not mean “ill will” by his gesture.
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The Rays will face the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday at 6:40.
