MLB managers support Kapler’s anthem protest in wake of mass shootings

• Giants manager is unhappy about the direction of our country'
• White Sox manager Tony La Russa disagrees with method

Several of Gabe Kapler's fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the recent school shooting in Texas.

Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, said on Friday he doesn't plan to be on the field for the anthem until I feel better about the direction of our country. I don't expect it to move the needle necessarily. It's just something that I feel strongly enough about to take that step."