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Atlanta Activist Launches Fundraiser for Nonprofit Hit by All-Star Game Boycott Group serving underprivileged youths lost out on one of the 'largest revenue-generating events' ever after MLB withdrawal Darryl Wilson / Twitter Collin Anderson • May 5, 2021 4:45 pm An Atlanta activist is scrambling to raise thousands of dollars for a nonprofit serving underprivileged youths in order to make up for the shortfall created by Major League Baseball's decision to relocate its All-Star Game. Men of Excellence is one of several nonprofits that raise money by staffing concession stands at Atlant...

By Syndicated Content By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) – Major League Baseball said on Friday it had fired special advisor Roberto Alomar after a review into an allegation of sexual misconduct against the Hall of Fame second baseman who won two World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays. At the request of MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred’s office, an independent investigation was conducted by an external legal firm to review allegations reported by a baseball industry employee earlier this year involving Alomar in 2014. “Having reviewed all of the available evidence from th...

Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar banned from MLB after sexual misconduct investigation Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar has been banned from Major League Baseball following an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct in 2014, the league announced Friday. Alomar, who retired before the 2005 season, has also been terminated from his job as a consultant to Major League Baseball. Commissioner Robert Manfred said his office requested an external legal firm to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct in 2014 that was reported by a baseball industry employee earlier this year....

When Democrats get caught in a political pickle, they can count on the borrowed authority of "journalists" and "fact-checkers" to bail them out. Take failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' pressuring corporations to put a financial squeeze on Georgia. She began a March 31 op-ed in USA Today by writing: "Boycotts work. The focused power of No, trained on corporate actors used to being told Yes, can yield transformative results. As a Black person, a Southerner, an American, I respect and defend the right to boycott -- and the advancement of civil rights has relied heavily on econ...

13 Apr 2021 Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to end Major Leagues Baseball’s (MLB) special immunity from antitrust law Tuesday. The legislation intends to expose MLB to legal risks and alter existing business partnerships, particularly concerning “minor league baseball, franchise relocation, intellectual property and several other topics central to upcoming negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement,” The termination of MLB’s antitrust immunity is expected to maintain the type of immunity they enjoy with TV deals w...