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

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.