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The game marked the first time since 1962 that one league hosted consecutive All-Star Games, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hosted the game in 2006. The game was the fifth straight All-Star Game to decide home-field advantage in the World Series. [1] The AL entered the game on a ten-game unbeaten streak (nine wins, with one tie in 2002).
Derek Jeter is the only player to win the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP in the same season, doing so in 2000. Among prior MVP winners who are no longer active players, only five won the award in what turned out to be their only All-Star Game appearance; LaMarr Hoyt, Bo Jackson, J. D. Drew, Melky Cabrera, and Eric Hosmer.
The 2007 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 18, 2007, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006–07 season. It was the 56th edition of the NBA All-Star Game , and was played at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 's Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada .
The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player [1] (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player(s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two ...
A second game was played for four seasons, from 1959 through 1962. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was introduced in 1962 and the first recipient was Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2008 game featured the longest All-Star Game by time: 4 hours 50 minutes, and tied for innings at 15 with the 1967 game.
The All-Star Game MVP Award debuted in 1962, and 40 years later, it was named for Hall of Famer Ted Williams. While all of the winners obviously are All-Stars, some have been Williams-caliber ...
2007: Josh Beckett. [135] 2013: Koji Uehara. [136] 2018: Jackie Bradley Jr. [137] All-Star Game MVP Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002. Carl Yastrzemski was the first Red Sox player to be made the All-Star Game's MVP. 1970: Carl Yastrzemski. [138] 1986: Roger Clemens. [139] 1999: Pedro Martínez. [140 ...
Ryan Braun won seven MLB year-end awards during his 2007 to 2020 Brewers career, more than any other player in franchise history. He is followed by Cecil Cooper, Christian Yelich, and Robin Yount with six each. Braun was also selected for the MLB All-Star Game six times, more than any other Brewer.