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By Zack Smith~

While recent rule changes, such as adding a pitch clock, banning the shift, and implementing a universal designated hitter, have all been the subject of much debate, Major League Baseball has also been staking out controversial positions on more consequential topics, too—racial justice, LGBTQ+ issues, and business dealings with the Chinese Communist Party.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media prior to the 93rd MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night in Seattle. Unlike two years ago, the All-Star Game was not relocated for purely political reasons. (Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

In each instance, Major League Baseball has proven that it no longer deserves its moniker as “America’s pastime.”

On the day after the 2023 All-Star Game, who can forget the virtue-signaling debacle that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred engineered two years ago? He strongly supported moving the 2021…