Oakland Athletics rookie Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League player to take a knee in protest during the national anthem on Saturday.

If someone on the Los Angeles Dodgers follows in Maxwell's footsteps, Dave Roberts won't readily offer his support.

Roberts said Sunday he'd take issue with a player not standing for the anthem, citing his father's service as a Marine.

"Personally, yeah, I'd have a problem because my father served this country for 30 years and I understand -- I can appreciate any player's individual, however they act, and that's personal," Roberts said.

"But I would just ask every person to be really educated. When you make a point, something like that -- and it's been in baseball. It's been in sports. But the thing is, really think long and hard, and really be educated on why you're doing what you're doing. After that it's each individual player's decision."