In a Q-and-A ahead of the MLB All-Star Game, commissioner Rob Manfred declined to clarify the league's stance toward political activism in recent years.
Major League Baseball drew both praise and criticism when it relocated the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia in response to the passage of the state's 'Election Integrity Act.'MLB's action was unique among the major sports leagues, and bold within the context of the league's usual willingness to engage in politically motivated actions.
'As someone who grew up watching the Rangers, as someone who has gone to games since the 1970s, some of my biggest and best memories are going to games at the old Arlington Stadium with my late grandfather and listening to games on the radio in his backyard. It pains me that this remains an issue all these years.
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