Sens. Cruz, Hawley, and Lee Propose Legislation to Nullify MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

Sens. Cruz, Hawley, and Lee Propose Legislation to Nullify MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
A baseball with MLB logo is seen at Citizens Bank Park before a game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 28, 2018. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
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Three GOP senators announced that they are sponsoring a bill that aims to abolish Major League Baseball’s (MLB) unique antitrust exemption.

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are moving forward with the measure as a response to the MLB’s decision to move their All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest to the voting reform bill that was signed into law by Republican Governor Brian Kemp.