Remember back in 2021 when MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred decided to pull that season's All Star Game out of Atlanta due to his objections over Georgia's proposed voting law?
Manfred's statement then:
"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box. In 2020, MLB became the first professional sports league to join the non-partisan Civic Alliance to help build a future in which everyone participates in shaping the United States. We proudly used our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout our country to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process. Fair access to voting continues to have our game's unwavering support."
Even before ballots were cast under the new legislation, anyone who read the law could tell Manfred was deeply misguided in his assessment. Didn't matter though as the MLB Commish's virtue signaling earned him his sought after ego stroking.
Well....not only were the alleged concerns (or what I believe was a deliberate misinformation campaign) completely unfounded, the 2022 cycle saw record voter turnout for the Peach State in both the primary and general elections.
So would this past week's news be an unwitting admission by Manfred that he was indeed full of crap 2+ years ago?
The Braves will host the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday, two years after the event was moved from Atlanta to Colorado following the passing of voting restrictions in Georgia.
“I’ve said it before: We want to bring an All-Star Game back to Atlanta,” Manfred said at the owners’ meetings in Arlington, Texas. “I made the decision in 2021 to move the event, and I understand — believe me — that people had then, and probably still have, different views as to the merits of that decision. What’s most important is that the Atlanta Braves are a great organization.
“Truist Park and The Battery are gems in terms of the facilities, and Atlanta and Georgia have been a great market, great markets for us for a very, very long time. With their great fan base and rich history, Atlanta deserves an All-Star Game, and we’re really looking forward to being there in 2025.”
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