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AP source: Mets to sign C Maxell, 1st MLB player to kneel

by AP Sports Writer
| July 28, 2020 12:06 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with catcher Bruce Maxwell, the first major league player to kneel during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, according to a person familiar with the deal.

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