FOG BLOG SPORTS LOG: MLB ALL-STAR GAME MOVES FROM ATLANTA TO DENVER BECAUSE OF VOTING LAWS:
MLB's All-Star Game moved to Denver in wake of Georgia restricting voter access.......Coors Field in Denver -- home of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies -- will be the new host of this year's All-Star Game.
"Major League Baseball is grateful to the Rockies, the City of Denver and the State of Colorado for their support of this summer's All-Star Game," MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. said in a statement.
"We appreciate their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver a first-class event for our game and the region. We look forward to celebrating our sport's best players and entertaining fans around the world."
The statement said the Rockies were already in the bidding process to host a future All-Star Game, and had supplied a detailed plan for hotel, event space and security. Additionally, MLB staff already made visits to Denver.....
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