{"id":1659640,"date":"2022-09-27T08:08:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1659640"},"modified":"2022-09-27T08:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:08:41","slug":"video-national-anthem-standoff-ends-in-ejection-for-two-mlb-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-national-anthem-standoff-ends-in-ejection-for-two-mlb-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: National Anthem Standoff Ends in Ejection for Two MLB Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-national-anthem-standoff-ends-in-ejection-for-two-mlb-players%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1659640&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">In recent years, getting professional athletes to show respect for the anthem at all. This weekend, two MLB players got in trouble for the opposite problem\u2026they showed too much respect.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Luke Weaver and Mariners lefty Robbie Ray, who used to be teammates, engaged in a lengthy standoff after the playing of the anthem on Sunday that got so out of control that the game was delayed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luke Weaver and Seattle&#8217;s Robbie Ray had themselves a good ol&#8217; fashioned standoff before the game. <\/p>\n<p>TV: Bally Sports Kansas City<br \/>Stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33d0IBbNG1\">https:\/\/t.co\/33d0IBbNG1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Royals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IfxOrIwSPL\">pic.twitter.com\/IfxOrIwSPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BallySportsKC\/status\/1574101452670357504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Both players were ejected for excessive patriotism, apparently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Announcement just made in press box. Mariners starter Robbie Ray and Royals reliever Luke Weaver were ejected prior to the start of today&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lynn Worthy (@LWorthySports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWorthySports\/status\/1574103216534552578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ray eventually won the standoff and emerged as the true patriot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The sheer force of will and determination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1W8NckoMO\">pic.twitter.com\/d1W8NckoMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mariners\/status\/1574104387336966144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Robbie Ray was not scheduled to pitch on Sunday, so his loss was not dearly felt. On the other hand, Weaver hadn\u2019t pitched in a while and could conceivably have been called to action, but he made himself unavailable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, getting professional athletes to show respect for the anthem at all. 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