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The Houston Astros led all of baseball in sending a record six All-Stars to the game. The American League won, 2–1, in 10 innings. Robinson Canó, second baseman for the Seattle Mariners, hit the game-winning home run for the American League and was named the 2017 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
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 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 11 at Marlins Park, the home of the Miami Marlins. For the first time since 2002 when the game ended in a tie, the All Star Game did not determine home field advantage for the World Series. Instead, home field advantage was awarded to the team with the better regular season record.
Mike Fetters (1992) Fetters had a 0.84 ERA in 22 games going into the all-star break that season, with a 4-1 record and 0.742 WHIP even without killer strikeout numbers (22 in 32 innings).
February 26 – Ned Garver, 91, All-Star pitcher who recorded 129 victories in his 14-year major league career, despite playing for some of baseball's worst teams between the late 1940s and 1950s, while leading the American League in complete games in 1950 (22) and 1951 (24), and winning his 20th game on the last day of the 1951 season for the ...
The MLB has released pictures of the all-star uniforms for the American and National League teams for the upcoming MLB All-Star Game.
In 2006, 2010 and 2014, the league did not hold an all-star game, instead releasing its players to play ice hockey at the Olympic Games. The league held an all-star game in addition to releasing its players for the Olympics in 1998 and 2002. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelling the entire season, the All-Star Game was not held in 2005.
Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Anthony Anderson, Ansel Elgort and more stars hit the 66th Annual NBA All-Star Game this weekend. Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Anthony Anderson, Ansel Elgort and more ...