Two baseball players reminded us that the national anthem can be fun, too
 

Two baseball players reminded us that the national anthem can be fun, too
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While America remains fixated on people kneeling during the national anthem before sports events, a pair of Major League Baseball players did the exact opposite — they stood for as long as possible.*

A handful of athletes, from the NFL all the way down to youth leagues, have joined Colin Kaepernick in his protest of racial inequality by kneeling as the anthem plays.*

But in Colorado on Wednesday, the Cardinals' Jose Martinez and the Rockies' Carlos Estevez reminded us that the anthem doesn't have to be controversial by engaging in a good old-fashioned standoff.*

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