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The Chicago Cubs flew the American flag at half-staff for Friday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Rays in honor of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a campus event in Utah on Wednesday.

The flag at Wrigley Field appeared to be flown at half-staff in accordance with MLB’s request that teams follow President Donald Trump’s presidential proclamation.

In a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday, the league confirmed that it “asked all of the Clubs to follow the direction of the White House Presidential Proclamation and fly flags at half-staff in their ballparks.”

The proclamation from the White House ordered that flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday. In addition to the flag, Tyler Bowyer, the Chief

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