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The 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 93rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was played on July 11, 2023, and was broadcast nationally by Fox, Fox Deportes, and ESPN Radio. [1]
— MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2023 Díaz entered this season hitting .244/.299/.384 in his career but made the All-Star team after hitting a moderately better .277/.328/.435 in the first half.
From 1935 through 1944 and in 1946, the manager of each All-Star squad 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, but in 1957, fans of the Cincinnati Reds stuffed the ballot box (see below), and ...
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 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. [1] The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington , with the National League winning, 3–2. [ 2 ]
The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune. [1] Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual event, with some years (1959–1962) having two All-Star Games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (100–62) clinched their eleventh straight postseason appearance and the National League West on September 16, which is the longest active playoff streaks in four major North American professional sports, after the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in sixteen years during the 2022–23 NHL ...
The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player also receives a Chevrolet vehicle. [ 3 ] As of 2023 [update] , NL players have won the award 28 times (including one award shared by two players), and American League (AL) players have won 33 times.