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Republican senators are trying to remove MLB’s antitrust status in response to the league’s decision to pull its All-Star Game from Atlanta.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said that Georgia’s election law requires identification the same way Major League Baseball, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines require people to show ID.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) stated that New York has harsher voting laws than Georgia, and that he supposes that we should boycott Major League Baseball for having its headquarters in New York.

Over 100 companies joined to condemn the law, including Facebook, Google, Bank of America, Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, American Express, Delta, and the Home Depot.

The internet exploded with reaction Friday after MLB decided to take its All-Star Game away from Atlanta’s Truist Park in response to the state’s new voter integrity law.

Major League Baseball (MLB) operates a player Development Center in Communist China while relocating their All-Star Game from Atlanta, Georgia merely because Georgia’s residents must use an ID to vote.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) released a statement Friday slamming Major League Baseball (MLB) for its decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a recently passed voting reform law in Georgia.

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) announced Friday that he and his staff had begun drafting legislation to strip Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust exception after the organization moved its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a recently passed voting reform law in Georgia.

Left-wing celebrities rejoiced after Major League Baseball (MLB) announced its decision to pull the All-Star game and the draft from Atlanta, Georgia, over the state’s recently passed election integrity law, which actually expands voting opportunities in the Peach State.

Major League Baseball is moving its All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to a recently passed voting reform law in Georgia, ESPN reports.

President Joe Biden’s support for Major League Baseball moving the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s recent enactment of an election integrity law is both “disgusting” and a form of “economic blackmail,”Georgia elections official Gabe Sterling said Friday. 

Chicago Cubs fans let loose a series of loud boos when Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s name was mentioned over the team’s public address system.

Fans stood and cheered as Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland A’s,

Fans in the Montreal area were given a rude shock Thursday morning after Tom Brady tweeted he was bringing the Montreal Expos back to MLB.

The Nationals and Mets have had their Opening Day game postponed due to coronavirus issues, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN.

President Joe Biden told ESPN on Wednesday it was a mistake for the Texas Rangers to allow full capacity at their ballpark for their first game.

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Ángel Hernández lost his lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination.

CLEVELAND (AP) — While moving forward with a plan to change their name, the Cleveland Indians said they will not permit fans inside Progressive Field wearing Native American headdresses or face paint.

Joe Biden will not be throwing out the Opening Day first pitch when the Nationals face the Mets on Thursday, the Washington Post reports.

A former ESPN commentator is calling for the MLB to pull its All-Star Game from Georgia over the state’s new election integrity law.

Dr. Fauci said on Sunday that he expects Major League Baseball will be able to begin relaxing its coronavirus restrictions in “late spring.”

Athlete activists and activist groups have joined in an effort to force Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) to boycott the state of Georgia after the state government passed an election reform bill.

Tony Clark, MLBPA executive director, says that he wants the league to consider pulling the All-Star Game from Georgia.

Dick Stockton, the legendary play-by-play man known for broadcasting all major sports over his 55-year career, is retiring.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is increasing its monitoring of baseballs in an attempt to suppress any use of foreign substances by pitchers.

A minor league player in the Chicago Cubs organization has been arrested after police found 21 pounds of methamphetamines in his bag.

The Cleveland Indians have confirmed that they intend to jettison their 105-year-old name, but maybe not until the 2022 season.

NEW YORK (AP) — If a minor league player says an umpire is acting like a robot this year, he might be right.

After joining the group that owns the Boston Red Sox, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James says he wants to own an NBA team.

Tigers star Miguel Cabrera is calling BS on claims that the Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series win is “tainted” by the sign-stealing scandal.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay suffered a broken rib and lacerated spleen after a fall in the dugout earlier this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with several rule changes in the minor leagues this season, including an automated strike zone, restrictions on defensive positioning and larger bases.

TAMPA, Fla. — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Texas Rangers are on track to become the first team in Major League Baseball or any major U.S.-based sports league to have a full-capacity crowd since the coronavirus pandemic started altering the sports landscape a year ago.

Police have released bodycam footage from a February DUI arrest in which Johnny Damon says he’s being targeted for supporting Donald Trump. The footage, released by the Windermere Police Department in Florida, shows Damon and his wife in the moments

CHICAGO (AP) — After a season of mostly empty ballparks in Chicago, the famed marquee at Wrigley Field said it all.