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MLB Will Not Schedule Any More Promotions of Roger Waters
by Associated Press
February 8, 2020
Major League Baseball will not schedule any more advertising on its platforms promoting music artist Roger Waters. The leadership of the Jewish advocacy organization B’nai B’rith International sent a letter to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred last month criticizing the sport’s involvement in ticket sales for Waters’ This is Not a Drill tour. MLB.com was among the organizations sponsoring ticket presales. B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin said Waters’ views on Jews and Israel “far exceed the boundaries of civil discourse.” READ MORE