At Yahoo Sports, Hannah Keyser argued that it is impossible for Major League Baseball to be apolitical in 2021. That is, of course, because a loud group of left-wing activists is determined to drag the league, and every other cultural institution, into every political fight they decide to pick.

“Baseball is culture and culture wars are the battleground of modern politics,” Keyser wrote. “To move within the milieu at all is to be forced to navigate the battle lines drawn around social issues and reality.”