US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA
US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA
Sport /  China

MLB replaces NBA as US right-wing’s China battleground

  • Decision to move All-Star game and Tencent deal has politicised baseball’s ties with China and brought criticism from Republican figures
  • NBA suffered similar treatment following then Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters

Topic |   Major League Baseball (MLB)
Jonathan White
Jonathan White

Updated: 6:56pm, 6 Apr, 2021

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US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA
US President Donald Trump swings a baseball bat at the White House in July 2020. Photo: EPA
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