Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday won’t throw out the first pitch at the Texas Rangers‘ home opener in protest of Major League Baseball’s stance against Georgia’s new election laws.
April 5 (UPI) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he won’t throw out the first pitch at the Texas Rangers ‚ home opener in protest of Major League Baseball’s stance against Georgia’s new election laws. Citing what he called „false political narratives“ used by MLB in its decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the controversial Georgia laws, the Republican governor said in a letter to the Rangers he will „no longer participate in any event held by MLB.“ The team is scheduled to host the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, to open its 2021 home season. „Major League Baseball adopted what has turned out to be a false narrative about the election law reforms in Georgia, and, based on that false narrative, moved the MLB All-Star game from Atlanta,“ Abbot wrote.
