Titus O’Neil is the Global Ambassador of WWE and also the recipient of the WWE Hall of Fame 2020 Warrior Award.
Yankees decided to forego live-tweeting their games to spread awareness about gun violence. During games, professional sports teams use their social media accounts to post score updates, pictures and videos from the match, reaction from the players, and similar stuff to engage their fans.
However, the New York Yankees decided to do something different. They have more than 3 million followers on Twitter and are one of the top five most followed sports teams in the United States. Yankees were not the only team to take this initiative as they were joined by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Yankees posted a statement on Twitter where they wrote:
“In lieu of game coverage and in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Rays, we will be using our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence. The devastating events that have taken place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable.”
21 people, including 19 children, were brutally murdered in an elementary school in Texas, Americans are coming together to call for a stricter gun-control law.
The social media accounts of both teams worked in unison to share statistics with the aim to raise awareness after the Uvalde school shooting.
Titus O’Neil quote retweeted a tweet from the New York Yankees which can be seen below:
A few more tweets from the New York Yankees:
The 45-year-old Titus O’Neil is all set to make a return to The Racing Capital of the World as grand marshal of the Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light on Sunday, May 29, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“I fully expect to not only be overtaken by the revelry of this event but also contribute to the energy and excitement of the Snake Pit as race fans from all different backgrounds descend upon Indianapolis. It’s going to be electric!” O’Neil said in a news release.
O’Neil participated in the pre-race festivities in 2021. He is a former Tag Team Champion and the first 24/7 Champion in WWE.
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