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| Date | July 15, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Target Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Minneapolis,Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Mike Trout (LAA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Rod Carew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck,Harold Reynolds,Tom Verducci,Ken Rosenthal andErin Andrews (Fox) Gary Thorne andRick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi andChris Singleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 85th edition of theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game, held atTarget Field inMinneapolis,Minnesota, the home of theMinnesota Twins.[1][2] This was the third All-Star Game played in theTwin Cities;Metropolitan Stadium hosted the game in1965, while theHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome hosted the game in1985. It was televised in theUnited States onFox as part of a new eight-year deal. In preparation for the game the Twin Cities' transit company, MetroTransit, completed the newMETRO Green Line light-rail between downtown Minneapolis and downtownSaint Paul, and began service on June 14, 2014.[3]
TheChicago Cubs were the only other team that made a bid for hosting the 2014 All-Star Game.[4] Typically the leagues alternate hosts every year, except for 2006, 2007, 2015 and 2016, which were hosted by thePittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,Cincinnati Reds andSan Diego Padres, respectively. With 2014 being theAmerican League's turn, Chicago made a bid hoping an exception would be made for theNational League Cubs in order to honor thecentennial ofWrigley Field (which last hosted an All-Star Game in1990).[5]
Balloting for the 2014 All-Star Game starters began online April 23 and ended on July 2. 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.
After the rosters were finalized, 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 5 through July 9.
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. |
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| American League | National League | ||||
| Dallas Keuchel | Astros | P | Casey McGehee | Marlins | 3B |
| Corey Kluber | Indians | P | Justin Morneau | Rockies | 1B |
| Rick Porcello | Tigers | P | Anthony Rendon | Nationals | 2B |
| Garrett Richards | Angels | P | Anthony Rizzo | Cubs | 1B |
| Chris Sale | White Sox | P | Justin Upton | Braves | OF |
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| National | American | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Andrew McCutchen | Pirates | CF | 1 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | SS |
| 2 | Yasiel Puig | Dodgers | RF | 2 | Mike Trout | Angels | LF |
| 3 | Troy Tulowitzki | Rockies | SS | 3 | Robinson Canó | Mariners | 2B |
| 4 | Paul Goldschmidt | Diamondbacks | 1B | 4 | Miguel Cabrera | Tigers | 1B |
| 5 | Giancarlo Stanton | Marlins | DH | 5 | José Bautista | Blue Jays | RF |
| 6 | Aramis Ramírez | Brewers | 3B | 6 | Nelson Cruz | Orioles | DH |
| 7 | Chase Utley | Phillies | 2B | 7 | Adam Jones | Orioles | CF |
| 8 | Jonathan Lucroy | Brewers | C | 8 | Josh Donaldson | Athletics | 3B |
| 9 | Carlos Gómez | Brewers | LF | 9 | Salvador Pérez | Royals | C |
| Adam Wainwright | Cardinals | P | Félix Hernández | Mariners | P | ||
The American League took a 3–0 lead in the first inning on aDerek Jeter double, aMike Trout triple and aMiguel Cabrera home run. The NL scored two runs in the second with three consecutive hits byAramis Ramírez,Chase Utley andJonathan Lucroy againstJon Lester. Lucroy tied the game at three in the fourth with another RBI double. The American League took a 5–3 lead in the 5th on a Trout double and aJose Altuve sacrifice fly. The lead held up and the AL won by the score of 5–3.[7] The host team'sbattery --Minnesota Twinscloser Glen Perkins and catcher Kurt Suzuki—took the field for the top of the ninth and Perkins earned the save.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National League | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NL:Adam Wainwright AL:Félix Hernández WP:Max Scherzer (1–0) LP:Pat Neshek (0–1) Sv:Glen Perkins (1) Home runs: NL: none AL:Miguel Cabrera (1) Attendance: 41,048 Time: 3:13 Umpires: Home Plate -Gary Cederstrom (crew chief); First Base -Jeff Nelson; Second Base -Bob Davidson; Third Base -Scott Barry; Left Field -Todd Tichenor; Right Field -Vic Carapazza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External videos | |
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 2014 All-Star Game onYouTube |
