Rob Manfred allegedly wanted members of the Mets to take part in a faux-protest before Thursday's contest versus the Miami Marlins at Citi Field. Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Rob Manfred wanted Mets to partake in political stunt protest?

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/27/20

Amid athlete protests around the United States following the shooting of Jacob Blake, handfuls of MLB games were postponed, per player wishes, on Wednesday and Thursday.

According to comments made by New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, commissioner Rob Manfred allegedly wanted members of the Mets to take part in a faux-protest before Thursday's contest versus the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.

ESPN's Jeff Passan shared a video and transcript:

Here's video of Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen discussing a plan in which he says MLB wanted the Mets to take the field, leave it and return an hour later. Van Wagenen is critical of the idea and commissioner Rob Manfred, saying: "He just doesn’t get it." (Video via @NickCocco18) pic.twitter.com/46Z9neVkJt
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 27, 2020

Full transcript of the video: pic.twitter.com/me5s6xpbXv
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 27, 2020

Blake, a Black man, was shot at least seven times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. He survived but was left paralyzed.

Mets first baseman Dominic Smith, who kneeled during the national anthem before Wednesday's game, was overcome with emotion when speaking with reporters following New York's 5-4 win:

"I think the most difficult part is to see people still don't care"

- An emotional Dom Smith describes the most of difficult part of the last few months for him pic.twitter.com/DLyptwKPUp
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 27, 2020

"I like to just give my time...I didn't grow up with money so that s*** doesn't mean nothing to me...if you give your time, that's the only way we can change"

- Dom Smith on what he wants to see in and around Major League Baseball pic.twitter.com/sSr21D21xJ
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 27, 2020

Both teams are out on the field for the National Anthem. Everyone is standing, including Dominic Smith.
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) August 27, 2020

As of 7:00 pm ET, at least six MLB games were postponed. The NBA, WNBA, and NHL are all off on Thursday, and the NHL also postponed Friday's Stanley Cup Playoff fixtures.

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