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MLB Moves All Star Game Out of Georgia Following Voting Law Passage

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Major League Baseball will move the 2021 All Star Game and MLB Draft out of Atlanta after the state of Georgia passed a law that sets restrictions on voting that President Biden called "Jim Crow in the 21st Century." "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 to their views," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft." "Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans, and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," Manfred added, noting that.

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