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Originally published on April 6, 2021 1:29 pm
Major League Baseball s 2021 All-Star Game will be played in Colorado s Coors Field, the league says, after it canceled plans for Atlanta to host baseball s midseason centerpiece. The change came in response to Georgia s controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values. Major League Baseball is grateful to the Rockies, the City of Denver and the State of Colorado for their support of this summer s All-Star Game, Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. said.
Georgia s Republican-led overhaul, which supporters say expands some voters access to early voting, has been widely criticized as hampering access to absentee voting and disproportionately affecting minority communities.
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MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting Law
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Major League Baseball s 2021 All-Star Game will be played in Colorado s Coors Field, the league says, after it canceled plans for Atlanta to host baseball s midseason centerpiece. The change came in response to Georgia s controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values. Major League Baseball is grateful to the Rockies, the City of Denver and the State of Colorado for their support of this summer s All-Star Game, Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. said.
Georgia s Republican-led overhaul, which supporters say expands some voters access to early voting, has been widely criticized as hampering access to absentee voting and disproportionately affecting minority communities.
MLB Announces All-Star Game, Moved From Georgia, to Be Held in Colorado
Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday said its All-Star game will be held in Colorado.
MLB moved the game and its 2021 draft from Georgia to protest lawmakers passing and Gov. Brian Kemp signing a new election reform law.
MLB said it chose Denver because the Colorado Rockies, the state’s baseball team, was already in the bidding process to host a future All-Star game. The team had submitted a detailed plan for hotel, event space, and security, and MLB staff had made several in-person visits to Denver.
Additionally, both Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock have committed to provide the necessary support for this year’s game to be held in Denver, the league said.