When Is The 2021 Baseball All Star Game?
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The 2021 Baseball All Star Game is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13th.
Introduction
The annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game is one of the most highly anticipated events of the summer. The game pits the league’s best players against each other in a fun and competitive exhibition. This year’s game will be held on Tuesday, July 13th at 7:30 PM EST at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
All-Star Game Format
In recent years, the All-Star Game has been played in a format that pits the American League All-Stars against the National League All-Stars. The game is usually played late in July and determines home field advantage for the World Series.
All-Star Game History
The first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The game was conceived by Arch Ward, the sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, as a way to boost interest in baseball during the Great Depression. The inaugural game featured some of the greatest players of the era, including Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.
Over the years, the game has been held in many different venues across the United States. In 1950, the game was held at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1967, it was held at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, home of the then-California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels). In 1976, it was held at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In recent years, the game has been held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis (2009), Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City (2012), Citi Field in New York (2013), Target Field in Minneapolis (2014), Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati (2015), Marlins Park in Miami (2016), Petco Park in San Diego (2017), Nationals Park in Washington D.C. (2018), and Progressive Field in Cleveland (2019).
The 2020 All-Star Game was supposed to be held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles but was cancelled due to Covid-19. The 2021 All-Star Game is currently scheduled to be held at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 13th.
How Are All-Star Players Selected?
Players for the All-Star game are voted on by fans, coaches, and fellow players. All-Star voting takes place in early June, with fans voting online or via paper ballots at ballparks. The ballots include all eligible players at each position for each league, and the top vote-getters at each position (plus a designated number of pitchers and reserves) are chosen to participate in the game.
How To Vote For All-Star Players
How To Vote For All-Star Players
It’s that time of year again! Time to stuff the ballot box and vote for your favorite players to see who makes it to the MLB All-Star Game!
Here’s how you can make sure your voice is heard:
Online Voting: You can vote online up to 35 times for your favorite players at MLB.com. Online voting runs from June 1st until July 4th at 11:59 pm EDT.
In-Stadium Voting: If you’re attending a game in person, you can fill out a paper ballot and drop it into the voting receptacle at the park. One vote per person, per day. In-stadium voting runs from June 1st until July 4th.
Social Media Voting: You can vote for your favorite players via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. To do so, simply post #VotePlayerName or #VoteTeamName. Social media voting runs from June 1st until July 4th at 11:59 pm EDT.
Mobile Voting: You can vote for your favorite players via text message. To do so, text the player’s last name to 89269. Mobile voting runs from June 1st until July 4th at 11:59 pm EDT.
All-Star Game Venues
The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago, at Comiskey Park (then home of the Chicago White Sox). The game was intended to be a one-time event, but its immense popularity led to it being held annually from 1934 onward.
The second All-Star Game was held the next year at the Polo Grounds in New York City (then home of the New York Giants). It has been held in that venue or its successor stadium every year since except 1950, when it was played at Cleveland Stadium (then home of the Cleveland Indians), and 1960, when it was played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City (then home of the Kansas City Athletics).
The National League’s home venues have been Chicago’s Wrigley Field and San Francisco’s AT&T Park; while the American League’s have been Fenway Park in Boston and Detroit’s Comerica Park. Three stadiums have hosted both the summer and winter classic: Fenway Park (1934, 1999), Wrigley Field (1938) and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium (1962).
All-Star Game Results
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known simply as the All-Star Game, is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the All-Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL). All-Stars first played each other in the game in 1933.
Conclusion
The MLB All-Star game is one of the most highly anticipated events of the summer. The best players in the league come together to compete in a exhibition game that is always a great show. This year, the game will be held on Tuesday, July 13th at the home of the American League team, Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
