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Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Looking to secure a second consecutive series win and a four-game winning streak, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers faced off in yet another matinee game within the confines of Comerica Park. For the second series in a row, one of the games included free baseball with (what some would consider) dumb rules. But first, how did the teams get there? The Twins looked to J. A. “J” Happ to lead the team from the mound this afternoon while the Tigers went with young Casey “K. C.” Mize. Both exchanged goose eggs for the first third of the game with bo...

Ex-MLB Commissioner Blasts Rob Manfred's Decision to Pull All-Star Game Out of Georgia On 4/7/21 at 11:29 AM EDT In an op-ed published Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal, Vincent wrote, "Major League Baseball can't become a weapon in the culture wars, a hostage for one political party or ideology." He continued, "It can't be only for the rich or the poor, nor can it only be for one race, as it was until 1947. Baseball must always stand above politics and its dark elements of corruption, greed and sordid selfishness. It can't go wrong by standing for national greatness." Last Friday, MLB anno...

Colorado to host MLB All-Star Game after Georgia voting law prompts pullout By Amy Tennery FILE PHOTO: MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (Reuters) – Colorado Rockies’ stadium Coors Field will host July’s All-Star Game, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday, after the annual event was relocated from Atlanta in protest over Georgia’s new voting restrictions. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred on Friday ordered the sport to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game after Georgia instituted the new voting rules, which Republican politicians endorsed but critics have said a...

Poll: Woke Corporatism By MLB And Big Business Is Ostracizing Consumers At least 64 percent of Americans are “less likely to support” big businesses such as Major League Baseball that take a public stand on political issues like the new Georgia election reforms law, a new poll from The Daily Wire found. In the interview survey of 1,026 Americans, the number rises to 70 percent when respondents were asked if they agree that “corporations and sports teams should generally stay out of politics.” These revelations come as multiple corporations including MLB, Coca-Cola, and Delta Air Lines...

Jared Polis said in a statement. "It would be good for baseball and good for Colorado." "We are excited about the possibility of hosting the All-Star Game and are awaiting MLB's decision," Denver Mayor  Michael Hancock said. Brian Kemp slammed MLB for pulling the game from his state. "Major League Baseball caved to fear, political opportunism, and liberal lies," Kemp said last week. "Georgians - and all Americans - should fully understand what the MLB's knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are coming for every aspect of your life, sports included. If the l...