{"id":414210,"date":"2021-04-12T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414210"},"modified":"2021-04-12T13:28:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:28:29","slug":"two-time-world-series-champ-says-80-of-mlb-players-are-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-time-world-series-champ-says-80-of-mlb-players-are-conservative\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Time World Series Champ Says 80% Of MLB Players Are Conservative"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-time-world-series-champ-says-80-of-mlb-players-are-conservative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1492.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Over the past several years, the world of sports has become intertwined with the world of politics. From Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the National Anthem to Black Lives Matter becoming a focal point of the NBA restart in Orlando, sports fans have been consistently been inundated with politics when they tune in to watch their favorite teams play.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The amount of coverage would make one think the sports world is filled with nothing but those that lean to the Left. But Aubrey Huff, two-time World Series Champion, says that couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire sat down with Huff following his recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/candace\"><em>Candace<\/em><\/a>, with Candace Owens, to get his thoughts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"37\">\n<p><b>Daily Wire: <\/b><span>Everyone is talking about Georgia right now. As they have made the decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta due to Georgia\u2019s Senate Bill 202. What has the reaction been from MLB players? Would they prefer Major League Baseball stay out of political conversations and debates?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Aubrey Huff: <\/b><span>&nbsp;When I played, I intentionally stayed off social media. I didn\u2019t have one. I didn\u2019t let my conservative values out. Because you\u2019re going to alienate half your fan base right out of the gate. So I don\u2019t understand why athletes do that in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I didn\u2019t really hear much about it (All-Star Game) until recently. I had to dig more into it. And from the outside looking in, the instant thinking was the players were blindsided. Had to have been. And what most people don\u2019t know \u2014 and I get this question on social media from fans all the time \u2014 How many players are conservative in Major League Baseball? 80%. Easy. Even the guys from Venezuela\u2026<\/span><span> They\u2019re trying to escape all this communism and all this bull****. So, they\u2019re conservative as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DW:<\/b><span> But what are you supposed to do as players in that situation? The game is being moved. There\u2019s nothing you can do. Is there anything these players can do to get their thoughts out there? Are there any suggestions you have for players? Or is it basically shut the hell up. This is the way it\u2019s going to be for the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Huff: <\/b><span>That\u2019s what I asked several players that are current players now. You guys are diehard conservative guys. Maybe even more than me. Why don\u2019t you guys say something? The majority of the league believes in what you guys believe.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And they say \u201cAubry. We would do it all day. We don\u2019t give a s*** about our money. It\u2019s guaranteed. They can\u2019t do nothing about it. What are they going to do? Kick us out?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019re still getting our money. That doesn\u2019t worry us. It\u2019s the target on our back. If I didn\u2019t have kids or family we\u2019d do it in a second. But I\u2019m afraid if I do something, we put a target on my kids\u2019 backs. My wife\u2019s back. And they\u2019re afraid for their safety. That\u2019s where it\u2019s at. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s not that conservatives do not exist in the sports world. It\u2019s that they understand the repercussions of admitting their views.<\/p>\n<p>With cancel culture at an all-time high, to many players the consequences of coming out as conservative far outweigh the benefits. But as corporations and sports leagues continue to cave to the woke Left, it\u2019s only a matter of time until the option of being silent is no longer palatable.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past several years, the world of sports has become intertwined with the world of politics. 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