Tag: MLB

MLB Boycotted Georgia a Day After Expanding China Deal

Major League Baseball had extended and expanded its contract with a Chinese telecommunications giant shortly before boycotting the state of Georgia over the league’s disagreement with the election reforms recently enacted by the Peach State’s democratically elected governor and legislature. Chinese state media reported on April 1 that the MLB will continue to be aired…


Democrat Leaders Welcome MLB All-Star Game to Their States: Georgia Election Law Saga

After Major League Baseball decided to move out the All-Star game out from Georgia as a response to the state’s newly passed election integrity law, several political leaders, all Democrats so far, are welcoming the game to their states. The Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon wrote Friday on Twitter that his state would welcome the…


Trump Calls for Boycott of MLB, Coca-Cola, Delta Over Opposition to Georgia Election Reforms

Former President Donald Trump on April 2 urged people to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB), Coca-Cola, Delta, and other corporations which are openly opposing election reforms enacted by Republicans in Georgia. “Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans, and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical…


House Republican Drafting Bill to Yank MLB’s Antitrust Exemption Over Political All-Star Game Move

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) on April 2 instructed his staff to draft a bill that would remove the federal anti-trust exemption granted to Major League Baseball (MLB) after the professional baseball monopoly moved the All-Star game from Georgia as a political statement against election reforms enacted by the state’s Republican legislature and governor. “In light…


As Baseball Season Begins, Southern California Stadiums Are Rife With Rules

It’s opening day for Major League Baseball (MLB) April 1, but the rules of the game don’t just apply to players this year. Fans, too, must abide by a plethora of regulations in order to catch their favorite team in person during the ongoing pandemic. Stadium capacity in Orange County—currently in the orange tier—will be…


MLB Legend Hank Aaron Dead at 86

Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king and Hall of Famer, died Friday at the age of 86. The Atlanta Braves, a team Aaron spent 21 seasons with, said that the MLB legend died peacefully in his sleep. Aaron made his last public appearance on Jan. 6, when he received the first of two doses…