{"id":1494473,"date":"2022-05-27T11:15:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494473"},"modified":"2022-05-27T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:15:22","slug":"virtue-signaling-pr-yankees-rays-slammed-for-tweeting-about-guns-instead-of-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virtue-signaling-pr-yankees-rays-slammed-for-tweeting-about-guns-instead-of-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Virtue Signaling PR\u2019: Yankees, Rays Slammed For Tweeting About Guns Instead Of Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin 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style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays decided to offer their unsolicited opinions about guns and gun control on their Twitter feeds Thursday, precipitating anger from some fans who wants sports to stay out of politics.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees played against the Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday night in the first of a four-game series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Rays, whose team colors are blue and white, changed the background banner of their Twitter account to orange, which is frequently used for gun violence awareness and prevention efforts, with a banner that read, \u2018End Gun Violence,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/26\/sports\/yankees-rays-gun-violence-uvalde.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRays communications staff members led the effort to research and vet the facts, an initiative assisted by Jason Zillo, the Yankees\u2019 vice president of communications,\u201d The Times added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn lieu of game coverage and in collaboration with @Yankees, we will use our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence,\u201d the Rays started their Twitter thread, which was identical to the Yankees\u2019. \u00a0\u201cThe devastating events that took place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In lieu of game coverage and in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Yankees<\/a>, we will use our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>The devastating events that took place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1529955769885548556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day, more than 110 Americans are killed with guns, and more than 200 are shot and injured,\u201d the Rays continued. \u201cFirearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020. \u2026 58 percent of American adults or someone they care for have experienced gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every day, more than 110 Americans are killed with guns, and more than 200 are shot and injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1529958449265754112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1529961376038412304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">58 percent of American adults or someone they care for have experienced gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1529964450090041344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then they turned to race and gender: \u201cEvery three hours, a young Black man dies by gun homicide. \u2026 Each year, more than 4,100 Latinx people die from gun violence in the U.S. and 13,300 are shot and wounded. \u2026 About 4.5 million women in the US today report having been threatened with a gun by an intimate partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every three hours, a young Black man dies by gun homicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1529970379787231242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Citation: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qUEcXTplQK\">https:\/\/t.co\/qUEcXTplQK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1529973779518181384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">About 4.5 million women in the US today report having been threatened with a gun by an intimate partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1529980939970936835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More: \u201cAccess to a gun triples the risk of death by suicide. \u2026 An average of 4,500 veterans die by firearm suicide every year \u2013 about 12 veterans each day.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Access to a gun triples the risk of death by suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1529987796148146284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An average of 4,500 veterans die by firearm suicide every year \u2013 about 12 veterans each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1529967653623848994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They quoted the gun control advocates everytownresearch: \u201cWhen an assault weapon is used in a mass shooting, it results in six times as many people shot than when other guns are used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When an assault weapon is used in a mass shooting, it results in six times as many people shot than when other guns are used.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1529998136265023488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the teams were praised by many people on social media, others criticized them for bringing politics into sports:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You&#8217;d better be covering the daily carnage in cities like Chicago and your own hometown, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Yankees<\/a>, or you&#8217;re missing the story.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, these are concerns for all of our society, but this is in no way your area of expertise, nor what fans pay you to do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAXDXOTR6R\">https:\/\/t.co\/CAXDXOTR6R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NanHayworth\/status\/1529971053258235933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But you are still playing the game? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lMWxHeLfl\">https:\/\/t.co\/3lMWxHeLfl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JerylBier\/status\/1530001818901676041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People used sports as an escape from politics but now we\u2019ve been treated to this. Different situation by far, but baseball became much less worth watching in 2020 with the taking a knee.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rebecca Downs (@RebeccaRoseGold) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaRoseGold\/status\/1530005095357743111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Virtue signaling PR. Free brand advertising. Look how much we care. That\u2019s all it is, sports fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Tobak (@SteveTobak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveTobak\/status\/1529980248959307777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other fans expressed their disenchantment on Twitter with comments such as \u201cBro can we have our goddamn sports as an escape? We\u2019re bombarded with this 24\/7. Sports needs to be relief from that,\u201d and \u201cWhy don\u2019t the @Yankees post about what\u2019s happening in their home state on the subways.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays decided to offer their unsolicited opinions about guns and gun control on their Twitter feeds Thursday, precipitating anger from some fans who wants sports to stay out of politics. 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