It’s a little bizarre that baseball is planning an All-Star Game in mid-July when the season started with the cancellation of the New York Mets-Washington Nationals series after several players tested positive for COVID-19. —
Everything is subject to change in the sports world until the pandemic is under control, so it seems futile to think about staging a big event at a time when most ballparks still are limited to 20-50% capacity.
But Commissioner Rob Manfred’s bold decision Friday to move the game out of Atlanta because of a voting law many believe will prevent people of color from exercising their constitutional rights has begun a mad scramble by cities and teams to be the new hosts.