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| Date | July 16, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Citi Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Queens, New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Mariano Rivera (NYY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Tom Seaver[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck,Tim McCarver,Ken Rosenthal andErin Andrews (Fox) Gary Thorne andRick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi andChris Singleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 84th edition of theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 atCiti Field inQueens, New York City, the home of theNew York Mets. This was the first time that the Mets have hosted anAll-Star Game since 1964, the team's inaugural season atShea Stadium, and the ninth time the All-Star Game was held in New York City. The game was last held in New York City in2008, when theoriginal Yankee Stadium hosted it in its final season before being demolished. It was televised in the United States onFox.
The American Leagueshut out the National League for the third time inAll-Star game history; the National League has six shutouts. This game marks the first time that there have been shutouts in consecutive All-Star games.
The host site was reportedly to either be atNationals Park in Washington, D.C., home of theWashington Nationals or at Citi Field, the home of the Mets since 2009.[2] The official announcement was made on May 16, 2012, atNew York City Hall.[3] The Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.[4]
Balloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4.[5] Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28.[5] The top vote-getters at each position (including the designated hitter for the American League) and the top three among outfielders, were named the starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 6.[6]Chris Davis was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, whileYadier Molina led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.[7]
After the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for theAll-Star Final Vote to determine the 34th and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 6 through July 11.[7] The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves (NL).[8]
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. |
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| American League | National League | ||||
| Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | P | Ian Desmond | Nationals | SS |
| David Robertson | Yankees | P | Freddie Freeman# | Braves | 1B |
| Koji Uehara | Red Sox | P | Adrián González | Dodgers | 1B |
| Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | P | Hunter Pence | Giants | OF |
| Joaquín Benoit | Tigers | P | Yasiel Puig | Dodgers | OF |
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| American | National | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Mike Trout | Angels | LF | 1 | Brandon Phillips | Reds | 2B |
| 2 | Robinson Canó | Yankees | 2B | 2 | Carlos Beltrán | Cardinals | RF |
| 3 | Miguel Cabrera | Tigers | 3B | 3 | Joey Votto | Reds | 1B |
| 4 | Chris Davis | Orioles | 1B | 4 | David Wright | Mets | 3B |
| 5 | José Bautista | Blue Jays | RF | 5 | Carlos González | Rockies | LF |
| 6 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | DH | 6 | Yadier Molina | Cardinals | C |
| 7 | Adam Jones | Orioles | CF | 7 | Troy Tulowitzki | Rockies | SS |
| 8 | Joe Mauer | Twins | C | 8 | Michael Cuddyer | Rockies | DH |
| 9 | J. J. Hardy | Orioles | SS | 9 | Bryce Harper | Nationals | CF |
| Max Scherzer | Tigers | P | Matt Harvey | Mets | P | ||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: AL:Max Scherzer NL:Matt Harvey WP:Chris Sale (1–0) LP:Patrick Corbin (0–1) Sv:Joe Nathan (1) Home runs: AL: none NL: none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umpires:[10] Home Plate,crew chief –John Hirschbeck; First Base –Wally Bell; Second Base –Larry Vanover; Third Base –Paul Emmel; Left Field –Rob Drake; Right Field –Chad Fairchild
Weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C), clear; Wind: 9mph, in from left field
Time of Game: 3:06
Attendance: 45,186[11]
