After Pulling All-Star Game from Atlanta, MLB Hit With Threat to Antitrust Exemption

Yesterday, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced they were moving the All-Star game out of Atlanta.

They didn’t like the election integrity laws passed in Georgia.

Baseball to Move All Star Game and Draft From Atlanta to Punish Georgia Over Voting Integrity Law

Biden supported this move.

Biden in ESPN interview says he would strongly support MLB relocating the all-star game from Atlanta over the Georgia law.pic.twitter.com/xGBzsFoD6e

— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) April 1, 2021

Now, GOP lawmakers are threatening MLB’s antitrust exemption.

GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-R) announced that he ordered his staff to introduce legislation to strip them of their antitrust exception.

In light of @MLB's stance to undermine election integrity laws, I have instructed my staff to begin drafting legislation to remove Major League Baseball's federal antitrust exception.

— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) April 2, 2021

Other GOP lawmakers have begun throwing their support behind it.

.@tedcruz, @SenMikeLee, @marcorubio @WarrenDavidson, @chiproytx and more all engaged on this issue in a matter of hours. This has legs! https://t.co/bf48wwXzBv

— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) April 3, 2021

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) took to Twitter to take a stand against the MLB.

He called for the federal government to stop granting special privileges to certain favored corporations.

Why does @MLB still have antitrust immunity? It’s time for the federal government to stop granting special privileges to specific, favored corporations—especially those that punish their political opponents. https://t.co/k3GIZuGYHB

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 2, 2021

GOP Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) followed up promising to work hard with Senator Lee to end MLB’s antitrust immunity.

EXACTLY right. And @SenMikeLee & I will be working hard to END MLB’s antitrust immunity.#GowokeGobroke https://t.co/NuERnvF8FT

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 2, 2021

Will the GOP stand up against the Left?

Or is this just more posturing?