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Warnock: I Respect MLB Moving All Star Game From Georgia One of Georgia’s two U.S. senators on Friday said he respected Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move its all-star game and draft from the state. “Businesses and organizations have great power in their voices and ability to push for change, and I respect the decision of the players to speak out against this unjust law,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), a first-term lawmaker who was won a runoff election in January, said in a statement. “It is not the people of Georgia or the workers of Georgia who crafted this law, it is ...

U.S. corporations are facing pressure to oppose Republican election laws in Georgia and Texas that critics say disproportionately harm voters of color.

Barrett, VISIT Milwaukee want MLB to bring All-Star game here It's being moved from Atlanta in response to Georgia's new election law Share American Family Field Major League Baseball is looking for a new host city for the 2021 All-Star Game and Milwaukee’s ready to go to bat. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. announced Friday that this year’s All-Star Game and MLB draft will no longer take place in Atlanta. The move is in response to Georgia’s new election law, which is being criticized by some (including the CEOs of Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines) as making it harder for people to ...

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday applauded Major League Baseball for “taking a stand on behalf of voting rights,” after it pulled its All-Star game…

Stacey Abrams 'Disappointed' Over All-Star Game's Relocation From Georgia, But Praises MLB On 4/3/21 at 8:58 AM EDT Following the decision by Major League Baseball (MLB) on Friday to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in the wake of Georgia's new voting law, activist and politician Stacey Abrams released a statement praising the move—even if she was "disappointed" that the game will no longer be played in the Peach State. Abrams tweeted her statement on Friday afternoon, noting that Republican lawmakers knew "economic risks" in passing Senate Bill 202 would include. "They prioritized mak...