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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 Atlanta Braves were awarded the game on November 16, 2023, by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. This will be the third time that the Braves host the MLB All-Star Game. The previous games were the 1972 at Atlanta Stadium, which was renamed to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1975 and 2000 at Turner Field.
Some additional events and festivities associated with the game take 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 World War II travel restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. Two All-Star Games ...
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 ...
All-Star Baseball: 1997 Saturn: Iguana Entertainment: Acclaim Entertainment: Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball: 1997 Game Boy: Software Creations: Nintendo: World Series Baseball '98: 1997
Avon(2); Berkley; 8th Note Press MLB All-Star Week is over, but there’s still plenty of baseball to come this summer — and several new baseball-focused romance books to tide you over ...
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will take place this weekend. Here's what to know about its new tournament-style format and event schedule. 2025 NBA All-Star Game: Date, time, TV, teams and new format info
The 1994 All-Star Game marked NBC's first broadcast of a Major League Baseball game since Game 5 of the 1989 National League Championship Series on October 9. It also marked the inaugural broadcast of " The Baseball Network ", which was a short-lived (lasting through the conclusion of the 1995 World Series ), revenue-sharing joint venture ...