Oakland A’s President on the Team’s Role During These Unprecedented Times

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🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Oakland Athletics, who stand at the top of their division, will take the field for the first time on Friday after a positive coronavirus case caused the team to postpone a series in Seattle. Off the field, the team has also been making news. They sat out a game last week in protest of institutional racism and have joined other Bay Area sports teams in supporting Prop 16, which would repeal a ban on affirmative action in California’s public sector. We’ll talk with Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval about playing baseball in the age of coronavirus and what he sees as the team’s role in the community during these turbulent times. But first, we check in with LA Times sports reporter Bill Shaikin about how the California teams are faring so far during this unconventional season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.4	Coming up on Forum, how California's major league teams are faring during this unusual season.
1:07.2	Tonight, the Oakland Athletics take on the San Diego Padres.
1:10.6	The A's first game after a positive COVID-19 test forced the team to postpone a series in Seattle.
1:16.6	We'll talk with Oakland Athletics President Dave Cavill about playing baseball in the age of coronavirus and the team's role in speaking out against racism.
1:25.6	Then, before the hour is up, we'll hear why New York Times
1:29.3	opinion columnist Farhad Manjou is doomsday prepping for the end of democracy. Forum is I'm Nina Kim. All five California Major League teams are playing tonight in California, with a cross-state matchup between the San Diego Padres and the A's in Oakland.
1:58.0	This baseball season has been anything but conventional, and not just because of the
2:03.0	coronavirus, teams set out games last week in protest of systemic racism and the police
2:07.8	shooting of Jacob Blake. Joining me now is L.A. Times sports reporter Bill Shakin. And if you
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