SF Giants Manager Compels Team to Stand for National Anthem

The incoming manager of the San Francisco Giants has new rules for his players, and that is everyone is required to be on the field standing for the National Anthem for each game this season.

Bob Melvin said, “It’s more about letting the other side know that we’re ready to play. I want guys out here ready to go. There’s a personality to that.”

“It has nothing to do with whatever happened in the past or whatever, it’s just something I embrace.”

Melvin remarked that he had imposed similar rules during his stint with the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres.