MLB’s return to Atlanta ends the debate over election reform

Published July 19, 2025 12:01am ET



Four summers ago, the Left’s apoplectic reaction to the passage of Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021 prompted the cynical authorities who run Major League Baseball to pull its All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Former President Joe Biden denounced the law as “Jim Crow in the 21st century.” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) called it a “full-fledged assault on voting rights.” Former Rep. Stacey Abrams called it “a blatant attempt to make it harder for people to vote, especially in communities of color,” warning corporations that do business in Georgia must stand against it or face consequences. 

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred caved to the pressure and moved the game to Denver, citing this as “the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport.” Their values presumably being feckless adherence to the latest baseless leftist fad.

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