Major League Baseball plans to relocate this year’s All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after moving from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws, a person familiar with the decision, told The Associated Press.
The commissioners office is expected to officially announce the decision on Tuesday.
Coors Field last hosted the All-Star Game in 1998, the fourth season for the stadium and sixth for the Rockies franchise, AP noted.
MLB pulled the July 13 game from Truist Park in Atlanta in response to Georgia voting rules that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed into law March 25. Critics, including the CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, have condemned the changes as being too restrictive.
A tourism official said last week that Georgia will lose more than $100 million because of MLB’s decision to move the game.
“The 8,000-plus MLB contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb’s hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery,” the official said.
