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Forty-nine people
were killed at an Orlando night club on Sunday in what was the
deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The Rays chose to make their contest against San Francisco a
night of observance as Tropicana hosted 40,135 fans, the most at
the ballpark since Opening Day in 2006.
The team wore "We are Orlando" T-Shirts for batting practice and
hats of their former minor league team, the Orlando Rays during
the contest. A tribute video from both teams played on the
scoreboard.
Tampa Bay also made tickets for the game available for just $5
beginning on Tuesday and donated the proceeds to a victim's
fund. The Rays announced that they raised more than $300,000.
"Orlando is a huge part of baseball's heart," said Major League
Baseball's vice president of social responsibility Billy Bean.
"What happened in Orlando happened to everybody, and I've been
very proud of the way baseball has responded with wanting to be
supportive."
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Sudipto
Ganguly)
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