Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who aren't heard this season.

Kapler and several of his San Francisco Giants players knelt during the national anthem before the team's 6-2 exhibition victory at the Oakland Athletics.

The manager shared his plans when he addressed the team before the game.

"I wanted them to know that I wasn't pleased with the way our country has handled police brutality, and I told them I wanted to amplify their voices and I wanted to amplify the voice of the Black community and marginalized communities as well," Kapler said.

"So I told them that I wanted to use my platform to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with the way we've handled racism in our country. I wanted to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with our clear systemic racism in our country, and I wanted them to know that they got to make their own decisions, and we would respect and support those decisions. I wanted them to feel safe in speaking up."