MLB withdrew the game on July 13 from Truist Park in Cobb County, Ga, in response to the Georgian voting rules that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed on March 25. Critics, including CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, condemned the changes as restrictive.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has made the decision to move the All-Star events and the amateur draft from Atlanta to talks with individual players and the Players Alliance, an organization of black players formed after the death of George Floyd last year, the commissioner said. statement.
Kemp vowed to defend the measure, and other Republicans criticized MLB’s move. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bagged first place at the Texas Rangers’ home opener on Monday, saying the state does not want to host the All-Star Game or any other special MLB event.
Coors Field last hosted the All-Star Game in 1998, the fourth season for the stadium and the sixth for the Rockies franchise.