Dave Roberts & Gabe Kapler team up for PSA denouncing hate and violence against Asian Americans

As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Giants manager Gabe Kapler teamed up for a public service announcement denouncing hate and violence.

“AAPI hate has no place in America,” said Roberts, who was born in Japan and whose mother is Japanese. “It’s just wrong.”

“We agree 100-percent on this: there’s no room anywhere for the violence and harassment that Asian Americans have been facing across this country,” said Kapler.

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