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Ninety-three Major League Baseball All-Star Games have been played since the inaugural one in 1933. The American League (AL) leads the series with a 48–44–2 (.521) record, and a 388–380 run advantage. [1]
Major League Baseball has held an All-Star Game nearly every year since 1933; no All-Star Game was held in 1945 or 2020, and two All-Star Games per year were held from 1959 to 1962. [1] The pitching staffs for the two leagues are determined by a ballot of current players and the commissioner of baseball , and the starting pitcher is designated ...
Since 2021, the Major League Baseball Draft has been held during the All-Star Break and in the host city of the All-Star Game. [ 46 ] The HBCU Swingman Classic , open to players from 17 historically black colleges and universities in the United States, was introduced in 2023 as part of an MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation initiative.
The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard, was the 94th All-Star Game of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) on July 16, 2024. The game was hosted by the Texas Rangers of the AL at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
At bats: Willie Mays 75; Batting average: Charlie Gehringer.500; Runs batted in: Ted Williams 12; Runs: Willie Mays 20; Hits: Willie Mays 23; Extra base hits: Willie Mays, Stan Musial 8
The 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 86th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was played at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday, July 14. It was televised nationally on Fox. The American League All-Stars defeated the National League All-Stars by a score of 6–3.
As of 2024, one Major League Baseball franchise has never hosted an All-Star Game: the Tampa Bay Rays. The Miami Marlins hosted for the first time in 2017 following the 2012 opening of Marlins Park; although Miami was initially scheduled to host in 2000, MLB eventually moved the game to Atlanta.
The 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 51st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 8, 1980, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League ...