‘Whatever backlash comes is OK’: Cubs player Matt Shaw defends missing game to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service

Shaw missed a potentially crucial 1-0 loss at the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday to visit the service for conservative activist Kirk in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk was assassinated on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. The 23-year-old said he had been personally invited by Kirk’s widow,...

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