MLBPA chief says foreign players told to carry documentation to 'keep their job'
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark notified members of the Baseball Writers Association of America BBWAA on Tuesday ahead of the All-Star Championship that he and his office are keeping immigration top of mind with the league's large foreign presence Roughly of MLB players on Opening Day rosters over of the foreign-born players were of Latino descent Amid Donald Trump's presidency U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents have cracked down on illegal immigration Because of this Clark announced his office has described players to carry their documentation wherever they go to ensure guys are in the best achievable position to get to the ballpark and keep their job CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM We're trying to put them and equip them in the best position doable to handle the atmosphere that we're in in regards to immigration Clark reported according to a video taken by Our Esquina We communicate with our players we explained them to carry their documentation wherever they go we ensure the lines of communications are open such that if they are having an issue or a family member is having an issue how best can we help advocacy them We've got immigration council and immigration lawyers on staff to provide sponsorship in a way that we have in the past but not to the extent that we do now in order to assure guys are in the best achievable position to get to the ballpark and keep their job DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS 'EXCITED' ABOUT ATLANTA ALL-STAR MEETING AFTER PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERING BOYCOTT It is complicated it is challenging on multiple levels but we continue to communicate with our guys and assure them whether they're at the minor league level or at the major league level this is how best to protect yourself in the nearest term in carrying the documentation while having an open line of communication is what we've determined has worked so far Law enforcement was spotted outside of Dodger Stadium last month They were initially concluded to be and claimed by the Dodgers to be ICE which prompted protesters at the site But in a report of their own after ICE's denial the U S Customs and Frontier Protection CBP revealed CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly and it had nothing to do with the Dodgers The Dodgers reported the agents had requested permission to access the parking lots and were denied But an ICE spokesperson explained in an email to Fox News Digital ICE was never at Dodgers stadium and thus never tried to gain access The vehicles on stadium grounds were unrelated to any operation or enforcement a CBP spokesperson commented in a comment Days after the situation the Dodgers pledged million to aid families impacted by the immigration arrests Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
