Major League Baseball is still taking heat for holding the All-Star Game in Arizona as a result of the state's 2010 immigration initiative, but the MLB Players Association says it does not believe a boycott is appropriate.

This from executive director Michael Weiner on the law known as SB 1070:On April 30, 2010, the MLBPA expressed publicly its opposition to SB 1070, and that position remains unchanged.

"We stated then that, if SB 1070 as written went into effect, we would consider additional measures to protect the interests of our members. SB 1070 is not in effect and key portions of the law have been judged unlawful by the federal courts. Under all the circumstances, we have not asked players to refrain from participating in any All-Star activities. Our nation continues to wrestle with serious issues regarding immigration, prejudice and the protection of individual liberties. Those matters will not be resolved at Chase Field, nor on any baseball diamond; instead they will be addressed in Congress and in statehouses and in courts by those charged to find the right balance among the competing and sincerely held positions brought to the debate. "

Meanwhile, at the All Star Game, Major League Baseball makes good on its promise to field the best in the world in the only way it can -- by allowing the world to play.It seems at least one opposition group is planning to tone down its protest plans.