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| Date | July 11, 2023[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | T-Mobile Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Elías Díaz (COL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 47,159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Edgar Martínez andKen Griffey Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) Fox Deportes MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Davis,John Smoltz,Ken Rosenthal andTom Verducci (Fox) Adrián García Márquez,Edgar González, Carlos Álvarez and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes) Dave Flemming andBuck Martinez (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi,Doug Glanville,Tim Kurkjian, andBuster Olney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 93rdMajor League Baseball All-Star Game, held between theAmerican League (AL) and theNational League (NL) ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). The game was played on July 11, 2023, and was broadcast nationally byFox,Fox Deportes, andESPN Radio.[1] The game was hosted by theSeattle Mariners atT-Mobile Park inSeattle, Washington.[2]Philadelphia Phillies managerRob Thomson managed the National League team, whileHouston Astros managerDusty Baker managed the American League team. The NL beat the AL, 3–2, and earned their first win since2012.
The Seattle Mariners were awarded the game on September 14, 2021. This was the third time that the Mariners hosted an All-Star Game; the previous games were in1979 at theKingdome and2001 atSafeco Field, which was renamed T-Mobile Park before the2019 season.[3]
To prepare for the All-Star Game and other events, aride-hailing lot was added to T-Mobile Park in June 2023[4] and repairs to escalators atInternational District/Chinatown station were also completed.[5]Sound Transit, the regional transit operator, increased the frequency ofLink light rail trains on the1 Line and ran special eventSounder commuter trains for the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game. Service on theWest Seattle Water Taxi was extended on event days.[6] Fares on Sound Transit,King County Metro, andKitsap Transit services, including buses and ferries, were also waived on July 10 and 11.[7]
The starting rosters for each league's position players plusdesignated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. Since 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases.[citation needed]
First phase voting was held from May 1 through June 22, and second phase voting was held from June 26 through June 29. All voting was conducted online, atMLB.com or via the MLBapp. Starting players, as selected via voting, were announced on June 29. Reserve position players and all pitchers—selected "via 'Player Ballot' choices and selections made by the Commissioner’s Office"—were announced on July 2.[8]
The leading vote getter in each league during phase one wasShohei Ohtani of theLos Angeles Angels andRonald Acuña Jr. of theAtlanta Braves. Acuña received the most votes during phase one.[9]
The 2023 All-Star Game logo featured imagery that symbolized thePacific Northwest, incorporating silhouettes ofMount Rainier, theSpace Needle, andevergreen trees. The yellow compass between the words "ALL" and "STAR" pointed to the northwest as an allusion to Seattle's location, and the five corners were a nod to the five-state region of the Pacific Northwest. The branding is based on the Mariners' current colors of navy blue, northwest green, and silver.[10] The uniforms for the game featuredNike'snew Vapor Premier template which will be rolled out in every Major League uniform beginning in 2024. The American League wore predominantly northwest green tops with white pants, while the National League wore predominantly navy blue tops and pants; both uniforms sported "AMERICAN" and "NATIONAL" instead of each player's team wordmarks.[11] Caps provided by theNew Era Cap Company were mint with the team logos in navy blue and white, and the All-Star logo on the right side.[12]
† Denotes top vote-getter in each league
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| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NL:Zac Gallen AL:Gerrit Cole WP:Camilo Doval (1–0) LP:Félix Bautista (0–1) Sv:Craig Kimbrel (1) Home runs: NL:Elías Díaz (1) AL:Yandy Díaz (1) Attendance: 47,159 Time: 3:03 Umpires:HP –Todd Tichenor;1B –Quinn Wolcott;2B –Tripp Gibson;3B –Stu Scheurwater;LF –Ryan Blakney;RF –Ramon De Jesus; Replay Official –Jim Wolf[18] Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TheCanadian national anthem was sung by country singerTenille Townes.[19] TheAmerican national anthem was performed by R&B singerKiana Ledé.Ken Griffey Jr. andEdgar Martínez threwceremonial first pitches.[20]
In the bottom of the second inning,Yandy Díaz hit a solo home run to lead off the American League team at 1–0. In the top of the fourth inning,Luis Arráez hit an RBI single to scoreJ. D. Martinez to tie the National League team at one. In the bottom of the sixth inning,Salvador Pérez scored on a sacrifice fly byBo Bichette to put the AL team in the lead at 2–1. In the top of the seventh inning,Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a foul ball offJordan Romano that was initially ruled a game-tying home run. The call was overturned upon review, but three pitches later, Gurriel singled offMichael Lorenzen after Romano exited with lower back tightness. Following aGeraldo Perdomo walk,Juan Soto popped out to third basemanJosé Ramírez, leaving the score 2–1 in the American League's favor.Elías Díaz hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give the National League a 3–2 lead. After walkingKyle Tucker andJulio Rodríguez,Craig Kimbrel struck out José Ramírez to end the game.[21] The National League won the All-Star Game for the first time since 2012.[22]