April 7, 2021 Gutfeld: MLB moving All-Star Game to Denver makes them feel good, but hurts those they insist on helping Once the media decided the Georgia voting bill was evil by demanding the same steps to vote that you need to perform to get a library card, what did Major League Baseball do? They moved the game from Atlanta, which is 51% Black, to Denver, which is 76% White.
April 6, 2021 Sen. Tim Scott on MLB moving All-Star game from Georgia: 'The Wokes are at it again' The "Midsummer Classic" was set for July 13 at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, until the Major League Baseball decided Friday to change its location -- a decision that was cheered by several large corporations. On Monday, MLB announced the game will now be played at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
April 6, 2021 'Woke' MLB moving All-Star Game from 51% Black Atlanta to 76% White Denver, critics note Opponents of MLB's decision Monday to move the 2021 All-Star Game to Denver because of Georgia's new voting law suggest the move could end up hurting Atlanta's Black residents rather than helping them.
April 6, 2021 FLASHBACK: Voter ID issues prompted Colorado to disqualify more than 21,000 ballots in 2016 Colorado, the new home of MLB’s 2021 All-Star Game, saw more than 21,000 ballots disqualified in 2016 over voter-identification issues, according to a report.
April 5, 2021 States offering to host MLB All-Star Game have some voting restrictions similar to Georgia's Some of the states looking to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, after it was pulled from Atlanta over a recently-passed Georgia election reform law, have some of the same voting restrictions called for in the controversial legislation
April 5, 2021 Georgia Gov. Kemp slams Stacey Abrams 'biggest flip-flopper since John Kerry' on Georgia boycotts Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp fired back at his 2018 Democratic opponent, ex-Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams, who has led the charge against the Peach State's new election law.
April 5, 2021 Sen. Rubio: MLB moving All-Star game from Georgia 'reeks of hypocrisy' In a letter on Monday, Rubio said the decision will "have a bigger impact on countless small and minority owned businesses in and around Atlanta, than the new election law ever will" and that the move "reeks of hypocrisy," citing the MLB's ties to China and Cuba.Â
April 3, 2021 USA TODAY op-ed says NFL, NBA and NCAA should also boycott Georgia over voting law A new op-ed in USA Today calls on the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National College Athletics Association (NCAA) to boycott the state of Georgia over controversial changes to the state's voting laws.
April 3, 2021 Georgia Gov. Kemp hits MLB, Biden after election law prompts All-Star move: Nothing more than 'political play' Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday said the decision to pull the Major League Baseball All-Star Game over objections to changes to his state's voting laws was a "political play."Â
April 3, 2021 Hank Aaron's grandson slams Kelly Loeffler over tweet on All-Star Game Loeffler slammed MLB, saying that the organization bowed to a "woke disinformation campaign"