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Gov. Brian Kemp criticizes Major League Baseball over All-Star Game after Braves' NLCS victory

Gov. Brain Kemp holds a press conference reacting to the MLB All-Star Game being moved.

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ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans took the Atlanta Braves National League Championship Series victory to dig at MLB and Democrats.

Kemp was critical of Major League Baseball when it moved to re-locate its All-Star Game from Truist Park in Cobb County to Denver, Colorado, in response to a bill that made changes to election procedures in Georgia.

In a Tweet after Saturday's game, Kemp said Stacey Abrams and MLB "stole the All-Star Game from hard-working Georgians.