2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 88th edition of the Major League Baseball All Star Game. The game was hosted by the Miami Marlins and was played at Marlins Park on July 11, 2017. It was televised nationally by Fox. The game was the first since 2002 whose outcome did not determine home-field advantage for the World Series; instead, the team with the better regular-season record will have home-field advantage. The Marlins were announced as the hosts on February 10, 2015, by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred; the game was the Marlins' first time hosting, leaving the Tampa Bay Rays as the only MLB franchise not to have hosted an All-Star game.

2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E American League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 National League 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Date	July 11, 2017
Venue	Marlins Park
City	Miami, Florida
Managers	Brad Mills[a] (CLE) Joe Maddon (CHC)
MVP	Robinson Canó (SEA)
Attendance	37,188
Ceremonial first pitch	Roberto Alomar, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Pedro Martínez, Tony Pérez, Iván Rodríguez
Television	Fox (United States) MLB International (International)
TV announcers	Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
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The Marlins initially were slated to host the 2000 All-Star Game, prior to having it revoked by then-National League president Len Coleman due to the concerns of both the franchise's long-term viability in the South Florida market, along with the habitually low attendance figures at Pro Player Stadium. That game was eventually moved to Turner Field in Atlanta. 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.

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2017 All-Star Game starters began online May 1 and ended on June 29. The top vote-getters at each position (including the designated hitter for the American League) and the top three among outfielders, would be starters for their respective leagues.^[2] The results were announced on July 2. Bryce Harper was the leading vote-getter with 4,630,306 votes.^[3]

Final roster spot

After the rosters were finalized, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 33rd and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 2 through July 6. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Mike Moustakas of the American League's Kansas City Royals and Justin Turner of the National League's Los Angeles Dodgers.^[4][5]

American League Player Team Pos. Elvis Andrus Rangers SS Xander Bogaerts Red Sox SS Didi Gregorius Yankees SS Logan Morrison Rays 1B Mike Moustakas Royals 3B

National League Player Team Pos. Justin Bour Marlins 1B Kris Bryant Cubs 3B Anthony Rendon Nationals 3B Mark Reynolds Rockies 1B Justin Turner Dodgers 3B

Rosters

American League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Salvador Pérez Royals 5 1B Justin Smoak Blue Jays 1 2B Jose Altuve Astros 5 3B José Ramírez Indians 1 SS Carlos Correa Astros 1 OF Mike Trout# Angels 6 OF Aaron Judge Yankees 1 OF George Springer Astros 1 DH Corey Dickerson Rays 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Gary Sánchez Yankees 1 1B Yonder Alonso Athletics 1 2B Robinson Canó[E] Mariners 8 2B Starlin Castro# Yankees 4 2B Jonathan Schoop Orioles 1 3B Mike Moustakas Royals 2 3B Miguel Sanó Twins 1 SS Francisco Lindor Indians 2 OF Mookie Betts[A] Red Sox 2 OF Michael Brantley Indians 2 OF Avisaíl García White Sox 1 OF Justin Upton[B] Tigers 4 DH Nelson Cruz Mariners 5 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Chris Archer[G] Rays 2 Dellin Betances Yankees 4 Yu Darvish# Rangers 4 Chris Devenski[C] Astros 1 Michael Fulmer# Tigers 1 Dallas Keuchel# Astros 2 Craig Kimbrel Red Sox 6 Brandon Kintzler[H] Twins 1 Corey Kluber# Indians 2 Lance McCullers Jr. Astros 1 Andrew Miller Indians 2 Roberto Osuna[F] Blue Jays 1 Chris Sale Red Sox 6 Ervin Santana Twins 2 Luis Severino Yankees 1 Jason Vargas Royals 1

National League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Buster Posey Giants 5 1B Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 2 2B Daniel Murphy Nationals 3 3B Nolan Arenado Rockies 3 SS Zack Cozart Reds 1 OF Charlie Blackmon Rockies 2 OF Bryce Harper Nationals 5 OF Marcell Ozuna Marlins 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Yadier Molina Cardinals 8 1B Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 5 1B Joey Votto Reds 5 2B Josh Harrison Pirates 2 2B DJ LeMahieu Rockies 2 3B Jake Lamb Diamondbacks 1 3B Justin Turner Dodgers 1 SS Corey Seager Dodgers 2 OF Cody Bellinger Dodgers 1 OF Michael Conforto Mets 1 OF Ender Inciarte Braves 1 OF Giancarlo Stanton Marlins 4 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Wade Davis Cubs 3 Zack Greinke Diamondbacks 4 Brad Hand Padres 1 Greg Holland Rockies 3 Kenley Jansen Dodgers 2 Clayton Kershaw# Dodgers 7 Corey Knebel Brewers 1 Carlos Martínez Cardinals 2 Pat Neshek Phillies 2 Robbie Ray Diamondbacks 1 Max Scherzer Nationals 5 Stephen Strasburg Nationals 3 Alex Wood[D] Dodgers 1

Roster notes

1. ^{^} Mookie Betts was named starter in place of Mike Trout due to injury.
2. ^{^} Justin Upton was named as the roster replacement for Mike Trout due to injury.
3. ^{^} Chris Devenski was named as the roster replacement for Dallas Keuchel due to injury.
4. ^{^} Alex Wood was named as the roster replacement for Clayton Kershaw due to Kershaw starting on Sunday.
5. ^{^} Robinson Canó was named as the roster replacement for Starlin Castro due to injury.
6. ^{^} Roberto Osuna was named as the roster replacement for Yu Darvish due to Darvish starting on Sunday.
7. ^{^} Chris Archer was named as the roster replacement for Michael Fulmer due to Fulmer starting on Sunday.
8. ^{^} Brandon Kintzler was named as the roster replacement for Corey Kluber due to Kluber starting on Sunday.

#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

The game was mostly pitching-dominated through the first four innings. After a two-out double by Jonathan Schoop, Miguel Sanó finally got the AL on the board with his fifth inning RBI bloop single. In the bottom of the sixth, Yadier Molina became the oldest catcher to hit a home run in an All-Star game, when he hit one off Ervin Santana in the sixth inning, tying the game at one. Reggie Smith was the last Cardinal to hit an All-Star Game home run in the 1974 game.^[6] Robinson Canó hit the game-winning home run in the tenth inning off Wade Davis, and was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. He is the first second baseman since 1998 who was named All-Star Game MVP.^[7][8] Andrew Miller struck out Cody Bellinger swinging to end the night and earned his first career All-Star save.^[9]

Starting lineup

American Order Player Team Position 1 Jose Altuve Astros 2B 2 José Ramírez Indians 3B 3 Aaron Judge Yankees RF 4 George Springer Astros LF 5 Carlos Correa Astros SS 6 Justin Smoak Blue Jays 1B 7 Corey Dickerson Rays DH 8 Salvador Pérez Royals C 9 Mookie Betts Red Sox CF Chris Sale Red Sox P

National Order Player Team Position 1 Charlie Blackmon Rockies CF 2 Giancarlo Stanton Marlins DH 3 Bryce Harper Nationals RF 4 Buster Posey Giants C 5 Daniel Murphy Nationals 2B 6 Nolan Arenado Rockies 3B 7 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 1B 8 Marcell Ozuna Marlins LF 9 Zack Cozart Reds SS Max Scherzer Nationals P

Line score

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 8:22 pm (EDT)
Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0
National League	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Starting pitchers: AL: Chris Sale NL: Max Scherzer WP: Craig Kimbrel (1–0)   LP: Wade Davis (0–1)   Sv: Andrew Miller (1) Home runs: AL: Robinson Canó (1) NL: Yadier Molina (1) Attendance: 37,188   Time: 3:16 Umpires: Home Plate – Joe West (crew chief); First Base – Angel Hernandez; Second Base – Mark Carlson; Third Base – Chris Conroy; Left Field – Manny Gonzalez; Right Field – Mike Estabrook; Replay Official – Doug Eddings[10]

National Anthems

Jocelyn Alice sang the Canadian national anthem while Bebe Rexha sang the American national anthem.

Ratings

The viewership ratings for the game on FOX were up slightly following the previous year's all-time low, with a 5.5 national rating, an 11 share, and an estimated 9.28 million viewers.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball All-Star Games
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
• All-Star Futures Game
• Home Run Derby

Notes

1. Mills, the Indians' bench coach, replaced Terry Francona as the American League's manager after Francona underwent a catheter ablation to correct an irregular heartbeat.^[1]