MLB moves All-Star game out of Atlanta, cites voter suppression laws

By Norman Dotson Published: April 2, 2021

MLB moves All-Star game out of Atlanta, cites voter suppression laws

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, the sun sets behind Citi Field during a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs in New York. Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

The MLB said Friday that it will no longer hold its All-Star Game in Atlanta because of Georgia’s recently passed voting laws that make it harder for people to vote.

“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” MLB Commissioner of Baseball Robery D. Manfred Jr. said in an official statement.

Whoa. MLB announces it is pulling this year's All-Star game and the amateur draft from Georgia. pic.twitter.com/QqJzR3lAcy

— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) April 2, 2021