Category: Major League Baseball

Boycott the All-Star Game!

Commentary In a brazen act of cultural imperialism, Major League Baseball withdrew the 2021 All Star-Game from Atlanta. Why make such a drastic change mere months before the great game? COVID? No. A failure of Atlanta to adequately prepare for the game? No. MLB flexed its financial muscles to punish Georgia for passing a voting…


As Baseball Season Begins, Southern California Stadiums Are Rife With Rules

It’s opening day for Major League Baseball (MLB) April 1, but the rules of the game don’t just apply to players this year. Fans, too, must abide by a plethora of regulations in order to catch their favorite team in person during the ongoing pandemic. Stadium capacity in Orange County—currently in the orange tier—will be…


The Baseball Connection: How a Daughter Honored Her Mother

Sports have a way of bringing people together, and the American pastime of baseball is no exception. Whether it’s in a Major League ballpark or at a little league game, fans from around the country come together to bond and connect as a community. For Katie Russell Newland of Austin, Texas, baseball gave her a profound…