ATLANTA — Truist Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves, was shoved aside by Major League Baseball in April when the league stripped the team of its chance to host the All-Star Game and garner the attention and money the event provides.
In a decision that inspired a great deal of debate, M.L.B. moved the game to Denver to signal the league’s opposition to Georgia’s new election law that limits voting and, according to Democrats and voting rights groups that have condemned the law, unfairly targets voters of color. The team was bitterly disappointed by the move and said so in a rare statement that took issue with the league’s decision.