Two years ago, Major League Baseball opted to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Colorado in response to Georgia’s voter laws. But hours before the 2023 midsummer classic, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Atlanta is “in the mix” to host the game two years from now. Abrams told a senior league official that she wanted him to denounce the Georgia voting rights law, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. After these conversations, Manfred believed the All-Star Game would be turned into a political event and players would boycott the game, those people said. MLB did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding what changes Manfred saw to consider Atlanta as a host city again.

Source: Fox News July 12, 2023 02:03 UTC