Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the 2021 All-Star Game: “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen t Read Update »
This is such a smart move by MLB that I'm almost surprised they actually did it. Having said that, they will need to be careful where they move it too because about 40 states are working on the same type of laws.
They are going to be limited to heavily Democratic states like Illinois, New York, California, etc.
Now if they can work on the same rules for every league, their white men only hiring practices for manager and front office positions, and the half dozen other "phobia" issues they have, we might see actual progress.