The Boston Red Sox unveiled a 250-foot Black Lives Matter billboard adjacent to Fenway Park on Wednesday.
The billboard faces the Massachusetts Turnpike and includes the team logo. Its unveiling comes a day after the 61st anniversary of Elijah "Pumpsie'' Green debuting as the Red Sox's first Black player in 1959, making Boston the last major league team to integrate.
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— Red Sox (@RedSox) July 23, 2020
Last month Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was among several Black major league players to participate in a video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Please know we stand with you,'' team president and CEO Sam Kennedy wrote in a message supporting Red Sox personnel who have engaged in recent social justice protests.
"Silence in the face of injustice is unacceptable.''