Governor Greg Abbott isn’t going to toss the first pitch to kick off the Texas Rangers’ season this year.
The Governor told the Rangers yesterday he declined the invitation as a way to show his rejection of the MLB’s opposition to Georgia’s new voter integrity law requiring voters to show valid ID to cast a ballot.
In protest, the league is removing the All Star Game this year from Atlanta calling the new Georgia law “voter suppression.”
In a letter from Abbott, he said he will no longer participate and Texas won’t seek to host any further MLB events.
“It is shameful that American’s pastime is not only being influenced by partisan political politics, but also perpetuating false political narratives,” Abbott said.
Up to 40,000 fans will be allowed in at full capacity at Globe Life Field following Abbott’s lift of the mask mandate and scaled back COVID-19 protocols.
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