San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler published an essay Friday criticizing the state of the country after the Uvalde school shooting and said he regrets not taking a knee during the national anthem in protest. The Giants played the Mets Tuesday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, just hours after the shooting took place. Like much of the sporting world, moments of silence were held prior to games starting across the country. Kapler said that as the anthem played, he considered taking a knee but opted not to. Later on Friday, Kapler told reporters in Cincinnati that he would not be coming out onto the field for the national anthem "until I feel better about the direction of our country." Full story at our 🔗 IN BIO. #sports #mlb #baseball #uvalde #protest #sanfrancisco #giants