NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a curious statement about the MLB lockout late Wednesday night, invoking everything from the war in Ukraine to stadium and restaurant workers.
“Major League Baseball and its related economic impacts are critical to the State of New York and to our pandemic recovery,” Hochul said. “New York is not only home to the league, but also to thousands of New Yorkers, including many in the Bronx and Queens, whose livelihoods depend on games happening at our stadiums as scheduled.”
Hochul’s statement was clueless, because even knowing the devastating impact of canceled games, those workers have consistently backed MLB players, who are currently locked out of doing their jobs.
