After Report Reveals That Major League Baseball Donated $5K To Cindy Hyde-Smith, MLB Asks For The Money Back
This week, a report found that Major League Baseball had made a $5,000 donation to controversial Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith through its political action committee.
Now, just a day after the report, MLB wants its money back.
Popular Information‘s Judd Legum first noticed the donation when looking through FEC filings, noting that the Major League Baseball PAC gave $5,000 to Hyde-Smith, who is in a run-off race against Democrat Mike Espy on Tuesday. Hyde-Smith has generated considerable controversy for joking about lynching at a campaign event and statements supporting the Confederacy, and the donation was met with criticism.
After Legum’s report, an MLB spokesperson said the contribution was made by an MLB lobbyist and that the organization did not support Hyde-Smith. It asked that she return the donation.
