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This was also the last time home-field advantage for the World Series was determined by the outcome of the All-Star Game. The host city was announced on January 15, 2015, by then-Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig. This was the third time the city of San Diego hosted the All-Star Game and the first time since 1992. [1]
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.
For 2016, the interleague matchups were to be AL East vs. NL West, AL Central vs. NL East, and AL West vs. NL Central. On July 3, 2016, the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins played the Fort Bragg Game , a special neutral-site game at Fort Bragg Stadium , a newly constructed field in Fort Bragg , North Carolina , in observance of the Independence ...
The fans have voted and initial MLB All-Star rosters have been announced, but five names who weren't on the initial list deserve to go to San Diego.
Melancon and the Pirates agreed to a $9.65 million salary for the 2016 season, his final year of arbitration eligibility. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Melancon was named to the National League's 2016 All-Star roster, his second straight All-Star appearance and his third overall.
One continuing controversy of the player selection process is the rule that each team has to have at least one representative on its league's All-Star roster. [10] 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 player, to a total ...
Kershaw did not make the initial NL roster for the 2015 All-Star Game, though he was included on the Final Vote ballot, which he lost to Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez. However, he was added to the roster to replace Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who was unavailable due to pitching the Sunday before the game. [112]
The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs' 101st season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon in his second year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central .