Rays reliever Collin McHugh is willing to share his thoughts on many topics, such as players union business matters and the benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations for players.
On Sunday he delivered an impassioned reply when asked about the new election law in his home state of Georgia that, among other things, restricts voting options and access. He also addressed the possibility of Major League Baseball moving this year’s All-Star Game from Atlanta to protest the new law.
“Being able to see what happens when an entire state, an entire population of an extremely diverse state like Georgia, takes part and participates in our most basic of civil liberties, which is the right to vote, is something that’s really special to me,’' said McHugh, 33, referencing the state’s record voter turnout in last year’s election.