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For MLB All-Star Game, right/left divide goes beyond field

For MLB All-Star Game, right/left divide goes beyond field
Posted at 5:53 PM, Jul 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-10 17:53:24-04

DENVER (AP) — Debates about right and left at the All-Star Game used to deal with pitchers or perhaps batting orders. This year it extends to the political divide in the United States.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred moved Tuesday’s game to Denver’s Coors Field from Atlanta’s Truist Park because of a Georgia voting law that critics say will negatively affect communities of color.

His decision generally was denounced by conservatives and praised by liberals.