MLB Teams Dedicate <br />Social Media Accounts, to Gun Violence Awareness.<br />MLB Teams Dedicate <br />Social Media Accounts, to Gun Violence Awareness.<br />The unprecedented decision was made in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX.<br />Working in collaboration, the official Twitter accounts of the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays posted information about gun violence on May 26.<br />Working in collaboration, the official Twitter accounts of the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays posted information about gun violence on May 26.<br />In lieu of game coverage and in collaboration with @Yankees, we will use our channels to offer facts about the impacts of <br />gun violence. , Tampa Bay Rays, via Twitter.<br />The devastating events that took place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable, Tampa Bay Rays, via Twitter.<br />Throughout the evening, posts provided information <br />about the effects of gun violence in the U.S.<br />Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020, New York Yankees, via Twitter.<br />Every day, more than 110 Americans are killed with guns, and more than 200 are shot <br />and injured, New York Yankees, via Twitter.<br />The New York Yankees' Twitter account has more than three million followers.<br />The account is one of the top five followed accounts in professional sports.<br />According to NPR News, fans did not support the move. .<br />Beyond MLB, other prominent sports figures expressed outrage at the proliferation of U.S. gun violence.<br />Remarks made by Golden State Warriors head coach <br />Steve Kerr hours after the Uvalde shooting went viral.<br />I'm tired. I am so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. , Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors <br />Head Coach, via Twitter.<br />I am so tired of the — excuse, <br />I am sorry — I am tired of the moments of silence. Enough!, Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors <br />Head Coach, via Twitter
