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Exhibition game played by Major League Baseball players representing each league

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Major League Baseball game All-Star Game
2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Varies (encounter text)
Inaugurated	1933
Previous outcome	July 13, 2022 (Coors Field, Denver, Colorado)[i]
Next event	July 19, 2022 (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California)[2]
Participants	American League National League
Organized by	Major League Baseball
Midsummer Classic

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known equally the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL). All-Stars are selected by fans for starting fielders, past managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves.

The game is usually played on the second or third Tuesday in July, and is meant to marker the symbolic halfway signal of the MLB season (though not the mathematical halfway point, which, for most seasons, falls within the previous calendar week). Both leagues share an All-Star pause, with no regular-season games scheduled from the day before through two days^[3] afterwards the All-Star Game, with the exception of a single Th night game starting in the 2022 season. Some additional events and festivities associated with the game accept place each year close to and during this break in the regular season.

No official MLB All-Star Games were held in 1945 and 2020, and no official selection of players took place, due to Earth War 2 travel restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. Two All-Star Games were held each season from 1959 to 1962. The most contempo All-Star Game was held on July 13, 2021, at Coors Field in Denver, home of the NL'due south Colorado Rockies; it was originally scheduled to be held in Atlanta^[iv] until Major League Baseball announced in Apr 2022 that it would relocate the game in protestation of new voting rights restrictions in that state.^[1]

History [edit]

Baseball teams put on benefit games for the families of players who died unexpectedly. The Addie Joss Do good Game in 1911 raised $12,914 for the Joss family unit ($358,686 in electric current dollar terms).^[5]

The first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, at Comiskey Park in Chicago every bit part of the 1933 Earth's Fair, and was initiated by Arch Ward, so sports editor for the Chicago Tribune.^[six] Initially intended to exist a one-fourth dimension consequence, its success resulted in making the contest an annual one.^[five]

Venues [edit]

MLB chooses the venue for the All-Star Game. The criteria for venue selection are subjective; by and large, cities with new ballparks and those who take not hosted the Game in many years – or ever – tend to get selected. Over time, this has resulted in certain cities being selected to host more than oft than others. Cleveland Stadium and the original Yankee Stadium take each hosted four All-Star Games, the most of whatever venue, and New York City has hosted more Games than whatsoever other city, having washed so 9 times in five different stadiums. At the same time, the New York Mets did not host for 48 seasons (1965–2012), while the Los Angeles Dodgers take non hosted since 1980, only volition practise then again in 2022, later on 42 years. (They were originally to host the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but the delayed flavour due to the COVID-19 pandemic acquired the game to be cancelled.) The Tampa Bay Rays are currently the only club yet to host an All-Star Game.

The venues traditionally alternated between the American and National Leagues every year, with an AL squad hosting in an odd-numbered year and an NL club hosting in an even-numbered year. This tradition has been cleaved several times; the first fourth dimension was in 1951, when the AL's Detroit Tigers hosted the game as part of the city'south 250th altogether (corrected past the NL hosting the next ii seasons). The second was when the two-game format from 1959 to 1962 resulted in the AL being one game ahead in turn. The NL hosted two direct games in 2006 and 2007 (Pittsburgh and San Francisco), and so hosted four straight games from 2022 to 2022 (in Cincinnati, San Diego, Miami, and Washington). Information technology will do and then once once again in 2021–2022 (in Denver and Los Angeles).

During the first two decades of the Game's history, there were two pairs of teams that shared ballparks. In Philadelphia, the AL's Athletics and NL's Phillies both played at Shibe Park, and in St. Louis, the AL's Browns and NL's Cardinals shared Sportsman'south Park. This led to some shorter-than-usual gaps betwixt All-Star Games played at the same venue; Sportsman's Park hosted the All-Star Game twice in eight years (the Cardinals hosted in 1940 and the Browns in 1948), while Shibe Park was the All-Star venue twice in nine years (the Athletics hosted in 1943 and the Phillies in 1952).

The "home team" has traditionally been the league in which the host franchise plays its games. The lone exception has been the 2022 Game in which the AL was the "home" team, despite its being played in Petco Park, home of the NL'southward San Diego Padres. This was announced after the 2022 All-Star Game was awarded to Miami, mark a third straight game hosted at an NL venue. This was washed considering, from 2003 to 2016, the league who won the All-Star Game was given home field advantage in the World Series, and MLB did not want to allow the NL to have the last at-bat in an All-Star Game for three straight years.^[7] MLB ended this practice in 2017,^[8] and the All-Star Game reverted to having the host team's league serve every bit the home squad.

All-star squad rosters [edit]

Selection of managers and coaches [edit]

Since 1934, the managers of the game are the managers of the previous year's league pennant winners and World Series clubs.^[9]

The coaching staff for each team is selected by its manager. This laurels is given to the manager, not the squad, so information technology is possible that the All-Star manager could no longer exist with the team with which he won. This happened in 2003, when Dusty Baker managed the National League team despite having moved from the National League champion San Francisco Giants to the Chicago Cubs. This has as well included situations where the person is no longer actively managing a team. For the first All-Star Game, intended as a one-time consequence, Connie Mack and John McGraw were regarded as baseball's venerable managers, and were asked to pb the American and National League teams, respectively. McGraw came out of retirement for that purpose. Dick Williams resigned subsequently managing the Oakland Athletics to the 1973 Globe Series. In 1974, he became manager of the California Angels, whose uniform he wore for the game. Tony La Russa, who managed the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, and retired later the season, came dorsum to manage the National League in 2012.

In 1979, Bob Lemon managed the American League squad subsequently having been fired past New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Lemon led the Yankees to the 1981 World Series but did not arrive to the '82 All-Star Game as manager after again being fired past Steinbrenner, and so Billy Martin, skipper of the 1981 AL runner-upwardly Oakland Athletics, led the All-Star team.

In that location have been some exceptional cases where the usual rule was abased. Later on the 1964 flavor and the World Series, the managers, Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals and Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees, both left their teams and found new jobs in the other league – Keane was hired to manage the Yankees and Berra became a player-coach with the New York Mets. The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds had finished in a second-place tie in the NL; the Chicago White Sox had finished second in the AL. Cincinnati's manager, Fred Hutchinson, had died in the off-season, so Gene Mauch of the Phillies and Al López of the White Sox were chosen to be the managers for the 1965 All-Star Game. The rule may have needed abandoning again in 2020, as the manager of the 2022 American League champion Houston Astros, A. J. Hinch, was suspended for the 2022 season (and afterwards fired past the Astros) for his office in the Astros' scandal involving the usage of video to steal signs, all the same the game was cancelled.^[nine]

Because of the season-catastrophe 1994–95 MLBPA strike where the season was abandoned without official league champions, the 1995 game featured the "unofficial" league champions, the managers of the clubs leading their respective leagues' won-loss records, Buck Showalter of the New York Yankees and Felipe Alou of the Montreal Expos for the All-Star Game.

Selection of players [edit]

The All-Star Game roster size for each league was 18 starting in 1933, xx in 1934, 25 in 1939, 30 in 1982, 32 in 2003, 33 in 2009, and 34 in 2010. Since 2018, in that location have been 34 players on each league'south team roster.

One standing controversy of the player selection procedure is the rule that each team has to have at least one representative on its league's All-Star roster.^[ten]

On April 29, 2010, MLB announced several rules changes for future All-Star games, effective with the 2010 edition.^[11]

• Rosters were expanded by one extra position thespian, to a total of 34.
• The designated hitter will be used in all games, even in National League ballparks.
• Pitchers who start on the Sunday before the game break will be replaced on the roster, just will nonetheless exist recognized equally All-Stars.
• Each manager may designate a position actor who volition be eligible for game re-entry if the last position thespian is injured or ejected. This is in addition to a dominion that allows a actor to re-enter to replace an injured or ejected catcher.

The AL and NL All-Stars are selected through the following procedure:

• Fan voting (eight Northward.50. players; nine A.Fifty. players): Baseball game fans vote on the starting position players for the All-Star Game, with ballots formerly distributed at Major League Baseball game games before mid-season and, equally of 2015, exclusively on the Internet. In games with the designated hitter, the American League DH is as well selected in this manner (and the National League DH is selected by the managing director). Fan voting has been recently criticized because most of the starting players can come from teams that accept big fan bases or passionate fan bases such every bit the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago Cubs.^[12]
• Player voting (xvi players): Eight pitchers (five starters and 3 relievers) and one back-up role player for each position are elected by the players, coaches, and managers.^[13] If the top vote-getter at a position has too been selected via fan voting, the second-place finisher in this category is selected.
• Manager selection (ix N.L. players; eight A.L. players): The manager of each league'due south All-Star team – in consultation with the other managers in his league and the Commissioner's Office – volition make full his team'due south roster upward to 33 players. The NL manager volition besides select his squad's designated hitter.^[xi] At this indicate, it is ensured that every squad is represented past at to the lowest degree i player.
• Final vote (one player): After the list of 33 players for each league is announced, fans vote for one additional player, chosen from a listing of five players that is compiled past the manager of each league's team and the Commissioner's Role.
• Replacements: After the roster is selected, the All-Star manager and the Commissioner'south Office will supercede players who are injured, turn down to participate, and pitchers who started on the Sunday earlier the game.

All-Star uniforms [edit]

Since the first game, American League players have worn their respective team uniforms rather than wearing uniforms made specifically for the game, while National League players waited until the 2d game to do this. In the first game, the National League All-Star Squad wore grey uniforms with navy blue letters spelling "NATIONAL LEAGUE" across the front of the jersey with "NL" caps.^[fourteen]

During the games of the 1970s and 1980s, alternate jerseys were commonly worn by players from the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. When the belatedly 1980s and early 1990s approached, fewer alternates were worn for the games. They were back in use for the 1992 game past White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell and infielder Robin Ventura, and for the final time in the 1997 game by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and by San Diego Padres 3rd baseman Ken Caminiti.^{[ citation needed ]} Under current MLB rules, alternating jerseys are no longer allowed to be worn during the game, as players must article of clothing either their team's white or gray uniforms, depending on which league is the dwelling house squad.

Game-specific uniforms are made every yr, but are not worn for the game itself. Instead these uniforms were worn during batting practice and the Dwelling Run Derby.^[15] Even so, for the 2022 game, Major League Baseball revealed new game-specific uniforms that were worn in the All-Star Game for the first time, with the American League wearing navy tops and the National League white tops.^[xvi]

All-Star caps [edit]

Starting with the 2022 All-Star Game, players began to vesture special All-Star Game caps. For the workout, batting practice and Dwelling house Run Derby contest, players started using one blazon of cap with colors corresponding the league. For the All-Star Game day, players started wearing a cap with the team's logo on front and the All-Star Game logo on the right side.

History of player pick methods [edit]

In 1933 and 1934, the fans selected the xviii starters for game and the managers chose the remainder of the teams players. From 1935 through 1944 and in 1946, the manager of each All-Star team selected the entire team; in 1945, no MLB All-Star Game was held and no All-Stars were officially named.

In 1947, fans were given the opportunity to vote on the eight starting position players, only in 1957, fans of the Cincinnati Reds blimp the ballot box (see below), and elected a Red to every position except get-go base. Commissioner Ford Frick stepped in and removed two Reds from the lineup. As a response to this unfairness, fan voting was discontinued; players, coaches, and managers were given the sole potency to elect starting position players, for the next dozen years.

Betwixt the lack of fan input and over-exposure due to the double All-Star games in 1959–1962, involvement in the game was thought to be waning. As part of the rise of the MLB Promotion Corporation's attempts to modernize marketing of baseball, fan balloting for the starting eight was restored for the 1970 game.

Former in the 1960s, the distinction between left-fielder, center-fielder, and right-fielder was dropped, and it was provided that the tiptop three vote-getters in the outfield category would get-go regardless of position. Oft-heard remarks prior to this time included ones such as "If y'all had Clemente, you couldn't have Aaron", and so on.

Rico Carty was the first player always selected to an All-Star squad as a write-in candidate by fans, in 1970, the get-go yr that voting was given back to the fans. Steve Garvey was the 2nd player ever selected to an All-Star team as a write-in candidate by fans, in 1974. He was after the Virtually Valuable Player of that game every bit well as the National League MVP for that yr.^[17]

Since 2002, the terminal roster selection has been made by the public via the All-Star Final Vote.^[xviii]

Until 2003, reserves and pitchers were called by the director. Player voting was re-introduced in 2003 after the managers were criticized for picking players from their own team over more deserving players from other teams. This was particularly evident in 2002, when National League manager Bob Brenly selected his own catcher, Damian Miller, over the more deserving Paul Lo Duca; while American League manager Joe Torre selected his own tertiary baseman, Robin Ventura, over the Oakland Athletics' Gold Glove and Silver Slugger-winning third baseman Eric Chavez.^[19]

Earlier the 2009 game, Major League Baseball game announced that an additional pitcher would be added to each roster, bringing the total for each league to 33 players. The following year, MLB announced that an extra position player would be added to each roster for the 2010 game and beyond, bringing the full to 34 for each league.^[11]

Ane continuing controversy of the player selection process is the rule that each team has to have at to the lowest degree one representative on its league's All-Star roster. Supporters of the rule betoken out that this prevents the large-marketplace teams from totally dominating the squad, and keeps fan and media interest in the game, as fans would non exist interested in the game if their squad did non accept whatsoever players involved. Opponents of the rule fence that the purpose of the game is to spotlight Major League Baseball's best players, and that some players from stronger teams are left off the roster in favor of mayhap less deserving players from weaker teams.^[x]

Both these arguments were strengthened by the greater urgency of winning the game, due to the erstwhile rule that the winning league attains home field reward in the World Series. A number of compromises were suggested in the sports/news media as measures to mitigate these selection problems, including limiting the number of representatives a detail team could have; or requiring only that a sure percentage of the thirty teams be represented; or expanding the size of the All-Star rosters.

The merely exception is if a team trades its lone All-Star before the game; in this case, its league's All-Star Game manager is not required to include some other role player from that squad.^[twenty]

Stuffing the election box [edit]

In 1957, Cincinnati Reds fans stuffed the ballot box and elected seven Reds players to offset in the All-Star Game: Johnny Temple (2B), Roy McMillan (SS), Don Hoak (3B), Ed Bailey (C), Frank Robinson (LF), Gus Bell (CF), and Wally Postal service (RF), and the but non-Crimson elected to start for the National League was St. Louis Cardinals start baseman Stan Musial.

While the Reds were a good offensive team, almost baseball observers agreed that they did not deserve seven starters in the All-Star Game. An investigation ordered by Commissioner Ford Frick showed that over half of the ballots cast came from Cincinnati, as the Cincinnati Enquirer had printed up pre-marked ballots and distributed them with the Sunday newspaper to make information technology easy for Reds fans to vote frequently for their favorite stars.

Commissioner Ford Frick appointed Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves to substitute for Reds players Gus Bell and Wally Post, and took fan voting rights away in future games; Bell was kept as a reserve, while Post was injured and would have been unable to play in any event.

Managers, players, and coaches picked the unabridged team until 1969, when the vote for starters once more returned to the fans. To prevent a repeat of this incident, from 1970 until the kickoff of internet voting, each squad has been given the same number of ballots to hand out. In 1998, that number was roughly 400,000 ballots.

The 1988 Game was surrounded past tacit accusations against Oakland A's fans of stuffing the election box in favor of catcher Terry Steinbach, whose qualifications as a starter were questioned by some sportswriters.^{[21] [22] [23]} Steinbach wound up being named the game's Nearly Valuable Actor, hitting a home run and a cede fly to get both RBIs in a 2–ane win.^[24]

Since the dawn of the internet age, online voting has again led to election stuffing. In 1999, Chris Nandor, a Red Sox fan, utilized a simple computer program to vote for Nomar Garciaparra over 39,000 times. Upon discovery, MLB rejected the votes.^[25]

In 2015, Kansas Metropolis Royals fans were defendant of stuffing the ballot box when eight of their players (Salvador Pérez, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Kendrys Morales, Alex Gordon, and Omar Infante) were leading the ballots at their corresponding positions before the last tally was taken.^[26] Had this result stood, the only non-Royal in the American League's starting lineup would have been Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim player Mike Trout. This as well would have been a record for the most players from 1 team starting in the All-Star game.^[27] However, later on MLB cancelled 65 meg votes deemed to be fraudulent,^[28] the final starting roster included simply Salvador Pérez, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, and Alex Gordon (Gordon would be replaced due to injury^[29]). The merely other Royals to make the concluding lineup were Mike Moustakas, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis; Moustakas as the winner of the AL All-Star Final Vote while Herrera and Davis, both pitchers, were chosen through either Player Ballots or past Royals and AL Manager, Ned Yost.

Designated hitter [edit]

In 1989, a designated hitter was allowed in the All-Star Game for the first time. Between 1989 and 2010, the designated hitter rule was applied based on the league in which the host squad plays; it was used for games played in American League ballparks – in each such case, both teams used a designated hitter – while in National League ballparks, managers accept scheduled the pitcher to hit, though pinch hitters have nearly always been used in exercise. This allows a deserving nonstarter to brand a plate appearance. In 2010, Major League Baseball announced the designated hitter rule would apply for every All-Star Game; while the 2010 game was already to have the DH, the 2011 game was the showtime played in a National League park with a DH.^[xi]

All-Star Game MVP Award [edit]

The All-Star Game About Valuable Player Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player of each season'south All-Star Game. Presented each year beginning in 1962 (two games were held in 1962 and an accolade was presented for each game), the MVP award was originally chosen the Arch Ward Memorial Award, subsequently the man who came up with the concept of the All-Star Game in 1933. In 1970, the name was changed to the Commissioner'due south Trophy (ii NL players were presented the award in 1975); however, the name change was reversed in 1985, so that the Globe Series Trophy (first awarded in 1967) could exist renamed the Commissioner'due south Trophy. In 2002, the bays itself retained its eponym, while the honor itself was dedicated as The Ted Williams Most Valuable Histrion Award, in honor of former Boston Cerise Sox player Ted Williams, who had died before that year.^[6]

Necktie games, rain delays, and domicile-field advantage in World Serial [edit]

The kickoff tie in an All-Star Game occurred on July 31, 1961 at Fenway Park in Boston when the game was called at one–1 after nine innings due to rain; the only other rain-shortened game was in 1952, but the National League defeated the American League, iii–two in v innings.

The 2002 All-Star Game, held in Milwaukee, concluded in controversy in the 11th inning when both teams ran out of substitute players available to pitch in relief. At that indicate, Commissioner Bud Selig (a Milwaukee native and erstwhile owner of the Brewers) declared that the game would finish later on eleven innings, and it ended in a 7–all tie. The crowd booed and threw beer bottles onto the field, and the media were highly disquisitional of this unsatisfactory conclusion.

To provide boosted incentive for victory, Major League Baseball reached an agreement with the players union to laurels home-field advantage for the World Serial to the champion of the league that won the All-Star Game, for 2003 and 2004.^[13] The agreement was extended for both 2005 and 2006, and it remained in identify until 2016.^{[30] [31]} Since 2017, abode-field advantage has been awarded to the Earth Serial squad having the better regular flavour record.

Previously, dwelling house-field reward in the Earth Serial alternated between the two leagues each year. The American League took advantage of the new rule in each of its first seven years: between 2003 and 2009, the American League won iv Serial and the National League won three. The National League champion benefited from this dominion for the outset fourth dimension in 2010.

Even with this rule in effect, there was no guarantee that a echo of the 2002 situation would not occur; to avoid time to come ties due to lack of available players, managers have been instructed to (and have voluntarily) hold dorsum a few select position players and pitchers. This has resulted in some fan dissatisfaction and controversy when these players are never actually used in the game, such equally Tim Wakefield in the 2009 All-Star Game. Such a move has resulted in calls to allow limited re-entry of players who accept been replaced during the game (in addition to catchers, which is already allowed), thereby giving the liberty to use all the players on the roster without leaving teams with the state of affairs where no players are available, as was the case in 2002. Since 2010, each league'southward manager is allowed to designate one position player who can re-enter the game to replace an injured or ejected player at any position, in addition to the existing rule covering catchers.^{[11] [32] [33]}

A tie game could accept also been deemed a "suspended game" in which case it would accept concluded tied if no make-up date was scheduled, merely it would be extremely difficult to find such a brand-upwardly engagement in any consequence equally Major League Baseball would have to postpone one or more days of the regular season and/or schedule the make-up engagement on a travel day during the postseason, the latter which would exist unfair to teams involved in the upcoming series. Since 2012, there have been off days for all teams on the Midweek and Th later on the All-Star Game, and if necessary, the game could have been finished in the forenoon or afternoon on Midweek/Th if the situation warranted it.

Furthermore, various writers have stated that home-field advantage in the World Serial should exist decided based on the regular season records of the participants, not on an exhibition game such as the All-Star Game played several months earlier.^{[34] [35]} Some writers peculiarly questioned the integrity of this dominion after the 2022 All-Star Game, when St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright suggested that he intentionally gave Derek Jeter some easy pitches to hitting in the New York Yankees' shortstop's final All-Star advent before he retired at the end of that season.^{[36] [37]}

Since 2022, any All-Star game ending in a tie later on 9 regulation innings will effect in teams battling in a all-time-of-five-round home run derby. Five players are chosen by managers to determine who will bat. Each thespian gets one swing. Whoever hits the virtually homers in the 5 rounds will win it and be credited one run and hit each; otherwise, teams play sudden-death rounds until one team homers.

Winning streaks, run totals, longest games [edit]

Ninety-i All-Star Games take been played (including ii games per twelvemonth from 1959–1962), with the AL leading 46-43–2. The All-Star Game has seen several "eras" in which one league tended to dominate. From 1933 to 1949, the American League won 12 of the first 16. The National League dominated from 1950 to 1987, going 33–8–1. This included a stretch from 1963 to 1982 when it won xix of 20, including 11 in a row from 1972 to 1982. Since 1988, the American League has dominated, going 26–6–one, including a 13-game unbeaten streak (12–0–1) from 1997 to 2009.

The AL has a 378–372 run reward.

The longest All-Star Game, in terms of innings, lasted 15 innings, which has occurred twice: 1967 and 2008; the latter of which was the longest game, with a total fourth dimension of four hours and 50 minutes.

All-Star Game scheduling [edit]

Except for 1983, the All-Star Game has been scheduled on a Tuesday in July since 1963. In that yr, in club to observe the 50-year anniversary of the commencement All-Star Game, the game was held on a Wed night, July 6, l years to the twenty-four hour period of the beginning such outcome (July six, 1933), at the aforementioned venue, Chicago'southward Comiskey Park.

There take been 2 All-Star Games scheduled on Tuesday that were afterwards moved during the season.

• In 1969, the game was rained out and moved to Wednesday afternoon, July 23 (making information technology the last afternoon game).
• In 1981, information technology was moved to Sunday, Baronial 9, considering of the MLB players' strike. This was the only game to be played on a weekend, and the nearly recent game not held in the calendar month of July.

The game was played at night for the first fourth dimension in 1942, at the Polo Grounds, located in New York City. Since 1970 every All-Star Game has been played under the lights, though when held at venues near plenty to the west coast, the game starts in daylight in the late afternoon.

Twice, the MLB All-Star Game has been deferred because of travel restrictions. In 1945, severe wartime travel restrictions in event led to the game scheduled to be played at Boston'south Fenway Park being deferred to the next flavour. In 2020, severe pandemic restrictions for MLB teams, including prohibiting teams from playing outside their divisions, the game scheduled to be played at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium was deferred to 2022.

In that location were ii All-Star Games played each flavour from 1959 through 1962. The 2d game was added to raise money for the MLB players' alimony funds, every bit well as other causes. The experiment was after abandoned on the grounds that having two games watered down the entreatment of the event.^[38]

In 1981, the game was moved from July to August, after the middle portion of the 1981 season, including the scheduled All-Star break, had been erased by the MLB players' strike. The game (in Cleveland) was moved from its original July date to Baronial 9. The flavor would resume in a split season format, 2nd-half regular-flavor play began the adjacent afternoon with a game in Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Other All-Star Game events [edit]

Since 1985, the Dwelling Run Derby, a contest amongst home run hitters, has been held on the mean solar day earlier the All-Star Game. The almost contempo Home Run Derby Champion is Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, who won the 2022 Dwelling Run Derby, defending his 2022 derby championship, as no Dwelling Run Derby commenced in 2022 due to the pandemic.^[39]

Since 1999, the All-Star Futures Game has been held during All-Star Week. The two teams, i consisting of immature players from the United states of america and the other consisting of young players from all other nations, are unremarkably called based on prospect condition in the pocket-size leagues.

Since 2001, the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game pits teams with a mixture of sometime stars from the host team's by, besides every bit celebrities from music, film, and tv set. This game is held during the twenty-four hours prior to the Home Run Derby. (Nonetheless, it is tape-delayed and broadcast afterward the Derby.)

Since 2002, the ESPY Awards anniversary has been conducted on the Wednesday in July following the game. Because none of the major North American professional leagues have games scheduled for that day – the National Basketball game Association, National Football League, and National Hockey League are not in-season, MLB does not accept games that day, and likewise college sports are on summertime vacation – major sports figures are available to attend. The show used to air on the subsequent Sun five days later, with the results announced on ESPN.com and thereafter across media outlets immediately after taping was complete. Since 2010, the ESPY Awards are shown live (the showtime time was 2003); this helps the network fill airtime that would become unfilled because of the lack of any major league or high-level college sporting events.

All-Star firsts and records [edit]

All-Star firsts

• First All-Star inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame - Babe Ruth, 1936
• First rookie All-Star - Willard Marshall, 1942
• Offset All-Star of African descent - Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, and Jackie Robinson: 1949
• Starting time All-Star Game MVP - Maury Wills, 1962

Willie Mays in 1954; 20-fourth dimension All-Star,^[40] 24 All-Star Games

All-Star Game records

(1959-1962 seasons had two All-Star Games and 1945 and 2022 season no All-Star Game)

• Most All-Star Game appearance seasons - Hank Aaron, 21^[41]
• Most All-Star Games - Hank Aaron, 25^[41]
• Most All-Star Game MVP Awards - Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Mike Trout: two
• Near All-Star Game hits - Willie Mays, 23
• Most All-Star Game runs batted in - Ted Williams, 12
• Near All-Star Game home runs - Stan Musial, vi
• Most All-Star Game grand slams - Fred Lynn, 1
• Most All-Star Game stolen bases - Willie Mays, 6
• Most All-Star Game wins - Lefty Gomez, 3
• Most All-Star Game strikeouts - Don Drysdale, 19

Run into also [edit]

• List of Major League Baseball All-Star Games
• List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters
• Major League Baseball game All-Star Game records
• Negro league East–West All-Star Game
• Triple-A All-Star Game

Similar events [edit]

• MLS All-Star Game
• NBA All-Star Game
• NFL Pro Bowl Game
• NHL All-Star Game

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External links [edit]

• Media related to Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Wikimedia Commons
• All-Star Games by Baseball Annual : A Midsummer Archetype Analysis
• Major League Baseball : Events : All-Star Game
• The Sporting News: History of the MLB All-Star Game
• 165 Home Runs in All-Star Game History
• Major League Baseball All-Star Games at Baseball Reference

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