On the night of one of their most important game in 20-plus years, the Atlanta Braves have chosen to wade knee-deep into the culture war of the moment and bring COVID-19 politics into the ballpark.
Stick to sports? Not when you’re inviting country artist Travis Tritt to sing the national anthem before Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday at Truist Park, as a tweet from Tritt himself confirmed. Normally, the choice of national anthem singer or who throws the first pitch is a trivial honor that suggests little about what any sports organization values.