The only platform right now that seems to be getting peoples attention is athletes kneeling during the anthem. Im doing my part and doing that in baseball. Bruce maxwell said it was a decision that was a long time coming. He takes a knee after President Trump blasted nfl players for doing the same thing. Good evening im eric thomas. Maxwell placed his hand on his heart as he became the first marria Major League Baseball player to join the growing protest. Reporter the as won tonight and it was fireworks night. But the twitter firestorm between donald trump and athletes moved into Major League Baseball tonight. As rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first mlb player to take a knee durginhe t before this maxwell made it known he was not happy with Donald Trumps rhetoric. This morning maxwell tweeted dont be surprised if you start seeing athletes kneeling in other sports now, he said. Comments like that from our president , wow. He then tweeted again later in the day saying inequality