MLBPA chief says foreign players told to carry documentation to 'keep their job'
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark stated members of the Baseball Writers Association of America BBWAA on Tuesday ahead of the All-Star Contest that he and his office are keeping immigration top of mind with the league's large foreign presence Roughly of MLB players on Opening Day rosters over of the foreign-born players were of Latino descent Amid Donald Trump's presidency U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents have cracked down on illegal immigration Because of this Clark stated his office has described players to carry their documentation wherever they go to ensure guys are in the best manageable position to get to the ballpark and keep their job CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM We're trying to put them and equip them in the best position viable to tackle the atmosphere that we're in in regards to immigration Clark reported according to a video taken by Our Esquina We communicate with our players we reported them to carry their documentation wherever they go we ensure the lines of communications are open such that if they are having an issue or a family member is having an issue how best can we help assistance them We've got immigration council and immigration lawyers on staff to provide endorsement in a way that we have in the past but not to the extent that we do now in order to assure guys are in the best realizable position to get to the ballpark and keep their job DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS 'EXCITED' ABOUT ATLANTA ALL-STAR CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERING BOYCOTT It is complicated it is challenging on multiple levels but we continue to communicate with our guys and assure them whether they're at the minor league level or at the major league level this is how best to protect yourself in the nearest term in carrying the documentation while having an open line of communication is what we've detected has worked so far Law enforcement was spotted outside of Dodger Stadium last month They were initially supposed to be and claimed by the Dodgers to be ICE which prompted protesters at the site But in a announcement of their own after ICE's denial the U S Customs and Limit Protection CBP revealed CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly and it had nothing to do with the Dodgers The Dodgers announced the agents had requested permission to access the parking lots and were denied But an ICE spokesperson stated in an email to Fox News Digital ICE was never at Dodgers stadium and thus never tried to gain access The vehicles on stadium grounds were unrelated to any operation or enforcement a CBP spokesperson explained in a report Days after the matter the Dodgers pledged million to aid families impacted by the immigration arrests Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
