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Report: Red Sox to show anti-racism PSA during games

Winslow Townson / USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox will begin showing an anti-racism public service announcement during games at Fenway Park later in September.

As part of their "Take The Lead" initiative, the Red Sox, along with other Boston teams, will play a video of athletes calling on fans to take a stand against racism and hate speech, according to Adrian Walker of the Boston Globe.

The New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, and New England Revolution will also take part. According to Walker, executives from each team began meeting in May to devise a plan for dealing with rampant racism in the city.

The report surfaces in the wake of a banner with the words "Racism Is As American As Baseball" being draped in front of the Green Monster just last week.

Back in May, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones spoke up about racism at Fenway after fans "threw a bag of peanuts" at him and called him "the N-word a handful of times."

The next evening, a fan was permanently banned from attending Fenway Park after hurling racial slurs at a fellow patron.

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