(Sports Spectrum) Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright kicked off his 15th MLB season in strong fashion Saturday night, throwing six innings, striking out five and allowing one run on three hits. The 38-year-old earned the win, moving his career record to 163-95.
But what might have been more significant were the words he spoke to the media the night before, prior to the Cardinals starting the shortened 2020 season at home against Pittsburgh. According to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Wainwright was asked for his opinion on the Cardinals wearing “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts prior to the game.
“It’s very simple to me,” Wainwright began. “And I’ll tell you this, as a Christian man, my job first and foremost is to love my neighbor, and to love my teammates and to love my friends and my family the best way I know how.”