Bruce Maxwell, the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem, reportedly signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. EX-ATHLETICS CATCHER BRUCE MAXWELL: I WAS PUSHED OUT OF MLB FOR KNEELINGMaxwell, 29, played three seasons in the majors before he was demoted to the minors. When I did my thing, my team supported me at the time, but MLB didn't really back me." WNBA PLAYERS CALL ON LEAGUE TO STOP PLAYING NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE GAMESEarlier in July, he claimed he was pushed out of baseball for kneeling. “I got pushed out of the game because I took a knee during the national anthem,” Maxwell told ESPN.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2020 18:45 UTC