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2016 MLB All-Star Game

2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 12, 2016
Venue Petco Park
City San Diego, California
Managers
MVP Eric Hosmer (KC)
Attendance 42,386
First pitch Randy Jones
Television Fox
TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
Radio ESPN
Radio announcers Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton

The 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 87th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the San Diego Padres and was played at Petco Park on July 12, 2016. It was televised nationally on Fox. The American League All-Stars defeated the National League All-Stars by a score of 4–2 to win home field advantage for the 2016 World Series.

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.

Eric Hosmer, an infielder for the Kansas City Royals, was named the 2016 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

The Baltimore Orioles were also in line for hosting the game. Former Commissioner Bud Selig said that Baltimore was a prime candidate to host the event, but the Padres ended up with the game. Petco Park opened in 2004 and hosted the 2006 World Baseball Classic championship round. Because National League parks had been selected to host four straight games from 2015–2018, skipping an American League park in 2016 & 2018 in the traditional alternating system, the AL team was designated as the home team.


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