Instead of stats or jokes, the teams posted on their accounts, 'Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020.'
The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays used their social media accounts during Thursday night's game between the teams to spread information about how gun violence affects American life.
The move was made in response to recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo. Several notable sports figures - including- have used their platform over the past few days to plead for action to combat gun violence. MLB's social media accounts are usually used during games to show video highlights, relay baseball statistics or exchange witty jokes with other accounts about the action on the field. On Thursday, that was replaced by posts like,"Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020.
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