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This was the first All-Star Game the National League won since 1996, giving the NL said advantage in the World Series for the first time since 2001 – ironically, the winning pitcher, Washington Nationals closer Matt Capps, would go on to participate in the American League playoffs after his trade to the Minnesota Twins just a couple of weeks ...
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 ...
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 ...
The 2010 Major League Baseball season began April 4, with the regular season ending on October 3. The 2010 All-Star Game was played on July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The National League ended a 13-game winless streak with a 3–1 victory.
Paul Skenes is making MLB history Tuesday at the All-Star Game as he is the fifth rookie starting pitcher to get the start. Here's more:
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.
August 26 – Cal McLish, 84, All-Star pitcher with a 15-season career for five teams, who set a major league record with 16 consecutive road wins over the 1958 and 1959 seasons, which stood for 36 years until Greg Maddux surpassed it over the 1994 and 1995 seasons; later a longtime pitching coach.
The All-Star pitchers and reserves for both rosters, totaling 23 players from each league, will be decided by a player vote and selections from the commissioner's office. ... The full rosters will ...