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While the sports world has come out in support of the mourning families and in opposition to gun violence around the country, the Yankees and Rays took it a step further Thursday.

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Eighteen children and three adults were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, atlanta braves jersey kids customize on May 24. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed th atlanta braves jersey women button up e deaths, as well as the atlanta braves jersey stitched death of the shooter, an 18-year-old male.

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The Rays also acknowledged thJose Altuveose who lost their lives in the May 14 shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., where 10 people were shot and killed in a supermarket.

The teams' Twitter accounts Matt Olson Braves Jerseys began posting stats at 7 p.m. ET. The Yankees and Rays opened a series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg roughly 20 minutes earlier.

Earlier in the day, the Rays announced that they were donating $50,000 in support of Everytown for Gun Safety's Support Fund.