New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays collaborate on social media to spread awareness about gun violence

The social media teams for the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays collaborated on Thursday night to raise awareness about gun violence in the United States.

In the wake of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, both teams decided to use their platforms to provide facts about gun violence in America.

Prior to the start of Thursday's game, the Rays posted a message saying "We all deserve to be safe -- in schools, grocery stores, places of worship, our neighborhoods, houses and America."

This cannot be normal. We can't become numb. We can't see the other way. We all know that if nothing changes, nothing changes.

The devastating events that have taken place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable.

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— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 26, 2022

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— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 26, 2022

Throughout the game, the teams posted the same facts, as well as attributing where they got them, in concert with each other on their respective Twitter feeds.

MLB teams use their social media accounts to show highlights, relay information, and exchange jokes about the game. On Thursday, that was replaced by posts like "Firearms were the leading cause of death for American children and teens in 2020."

A national gun violence prevention organization will receive a $50,000 donation from the city. The Rays, who have more than 650,000 followers, changed their website URL to read "End Gun Violence".

The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead. On May 14th, 10 people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. The attackers were using assault rifles.

No single organization can solve this crisis on their own, but we can make an impact if we work together.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has used his platform to plead for action to combat gun violence.

The Uvalde school shooting was particularly personal for the pitcher, who is from Uvalde and still lives in the town. He was at the school where the shooting happened.

The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.