ESPN’s Sarah Spain this week slammed the handful of MLB players who refused to wear rainbow-colored pride night logos on their uniform as “bigoted,” and mocked religious reservations as “BS,” or bulls***.
Under Manfred's watch, an owner-imposed lockout has led to canceled games for the first time in MLB history.
Major League Baseball was deemed the most woke company of the year by the New Tolerance Campaign. Among the many woke decisions made by MLB, its decision to move the All-Star game out of Atlanta because of a voting rights bill was what earned them the title – and a lawsuit from the Job Creators Network. Disney, CVS Health, BlackRock, and Facebook also made the list.
The Atlanta Braves are back to try and win a World Series and the same executives from Major League Baseball will be there to hand out the hardware. This is a home run for Georgian's and a swinging strikeout for the woke elites.
Major League Baseball shocked Americans by pulling the All-Star Game out of Atlanta over an election integrity law. Companies like Disney and Coke subject employees to trainings about being “less white.” While some of us have been warning about the nefarious impact of leftist groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in corporate America, a recent book exposes the roots and the threat of woke capitalism, tracing back decades. The problem is far worse than it first appears.
Ken Blackwell, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, told Breitbart News on Friday that a court order for Major League Baseball (MLB) to return its All-Star Game to Atlanta “would be a win-win for everyone.” The MLB rescheduled its All-Star Game — moving it from Atlanta to Denver — following Georgia’s enactment of election laws in March. Dubbed the “Election Integrity Act of 2021,” the bill implements voter ID requirements across all methods of voting. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged the political motivation of his decision, saying it was “the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport.” He added, “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”
Former Attorney General Ed Meese filed an amicus brief in Manhattan Monday morning supporting the lawsuit against MLB for moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver. The Job Creators Network (JCN), a conservative group representing small businesses, filed a lawsuit against MLB and their Players Union in hopes of forcing the league to return the game to Atlanta or compensate the Atlanta businesses impacted by the league’s decision to leave due to Georgia’s voter reform laws.
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Fay Vincent slammed MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred in an op-ed this week for his decision to withdraw the league’s All-Star Game from Atlanta after Georgia enacted a new law aimed at tightening the security of elections in the state.
Athlete activists and activist groups are calling for the Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) to move their events from Georgia, after the GOP-led government passed an election reform bill.
