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| Date | July 11, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Turner Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Derek Jeter (NYY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,323 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Hank Aaron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Bob Costas andJoe Morgan (NBC) Gary Thorne andKen Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Charley Steiner andDave Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 71st playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 2000 atTurner Field inAtlanta, Georgia, home of theAtlanta Braves of the National League.
The result of the game was the American League defeating the National League by a score of 6–3. The game is remembered forChipper Jones' home run offJames Baldwin.[1] This was also the last MLB All-Star Game that was broadcast onNBC.Brandy sang "The Star-Spangled Banner", while Canadian singerChantal Kreviazuk sang "O Canada".
TheFlorida Marlins were originally awarded the 2000 All-Star Game in July 1995, but due to concerns over the chronically low attendance figures atPro Player Stadium and the long-term viability of theSouth Florida market, National League presidentLen Coleman revoked the game fromMiami in December 1998.[2] The Marlins finally got to host the2017 All-Star Game.
Coleman announced Atlanta would be the replacement host of the game, giving the Braves the chance to host their first All-Star Game since the1972 edition.Turner Field, which opened in 1997, played a factor in Coleman's decision to award the game to Atlanta, citing Major League Baseball's desire to have the All-Star Game played in newer venues as a way to showcase the ballparks. This was the only All-Star Game to be played at Turner Field, as the Braves left forTruist Park at the end of the2016 season.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Home Plate | Mike Reilly |
| First Base | Mark Hirschbeck |
| Second Base | Wally Bell |
| Third Base | Paul Schrieber |
| Left Field | Brian O'Nora |
| Right Field | Laz Díaz |
| American League | National League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Roberto Alomar | Indians | 2B | 1 | Barry Larkin | Reds | SS |
| 2 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | SS | 2 | Chipper Jones | Braves | 3B |
| 3 | Bernie Williams | Yankees | CF | 3 | Vladimir Guerrero | Expos | LF |
| 4 | Jason Giambi | Athletics | 1B | 4 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | RF |
| 5 | Carl Everett | Red Sox | LF | 5 | Jeff Kent | Giants | 2B |
| 6 | Iván Rodríguez | Rangers | C | 6 | Andrés Galarraga | Braves | 1B |
| 7 | Jermaine Dye | Royals | RF | 7 | Jim Edmonds | Cardinals | CF |
| 8 | Travis Fryman | Indians | 3B | 8 | Jason Kendall | Pirates | C |
| 9 | David Wells | Blue Jays | P | 9 | Randy Johnson | Diamondbacks | P |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:James Baldwin (1-0) LP:Al Leiter (0-1) Home runs: AL: None NL:Chipper Jones (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2000 All-Star Game was one of the few occurrences in which the manager of the host team also managed the home team of the game, asBobby Cox had led the Braves to theWorld Series the previous year, earning the right to manage the National League team in the All-Star Game.
| Turner Field, Atlanta—N.L. 41, A.L. 21 | |||||
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| Player | Team | Round 1 | Semis | Finals | Total |
| Sammy Sosa | Chicago (N) | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Carl Everett | Boston | 6 | 6 | – | 12 |
| Carlos Delgado | Toronto | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Edgar Martínez | Seattle | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Chipper Jones | Atlanta | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Iván Rodríguez | Texas | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Carlos Delgado | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Sammy Sosa | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Carl Everett | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Sammy Sosa | 11 | |||||||