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As a lot of companies announced this week they’d be giving their employees today off due to Juneteenth, the Dodgers announced that they will partake as well. Today, June 19, commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865.
According to LZ Granderson, this email was sent out to employees on Monday.
Sources tell me the @Dodgers sent this internal email out on Monday. Like many, the franchise is commemorating Juneteenth. It is also my understanding a pair of Zoom meetings was held last week and the franchise is working on a series of changes. pic.twitter.com/Y4EDaAwDXc
— LZ Granderson (@LZGranderson) June 18, 2020
The Los Angeles Dodgers are proud to announce that, in commemoration of Juneteenth and the end of slavery in the U.S, our offices will be closed this Friday, June 19. Juneteenth honors black freedom and resistance and affirms the unique contribution that Black Americans have made in the struggle for justice in the United States. Loving our country means acknowledging our past and fighting to ensure that freedom and justice extend to us all.
It’s time to listen. It’s time to learn. It’s time to state unequivocally that we will no longer tolerate the evils of racism and social injustice in our society. It’s time to embrace Black Lives Matter.
Clayton Kershaw, who rarely uses Twitter, broke his silence with a powerful statement on the Black Lives Matter movement.
— Clayton Kershaw (@ClaytonKersh22) June 18, 2020
Black lives matter and I am committed to taking a stand and affecting chance - starting with myself.
His teammates responded to their teammates’ tweet.
Kersh always a leader by example https://t.co/fiDC1CZzYH
— Kenley Jansen (@kenleyjansen74) June 18, 2020
Special human. I’m with ya. https://t.co/E56YxknqFQ
— Walker Buehler (@buehlersdayoff) June 18, 2020
Links
- In case you missed it yesterday, here are nine Dodgers artifacts in the Hall of Fame that ever Dodgers fan must see
- The MLBPA delivered a 70-game counterproposal to the MLB. There’s no deal yet, but there is definitely progress.
- Hall of Famer Rod Carew suggests MLB should cancel 2020 season: ‘I don’t see why they want to play’
- Baseball America gave their draft analysis for all 30 teams. What did they have to say about how the Dodgers drafted?