2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Teams
Date July 9, 2019
Venue Progressive Field
City Cleveland, Ohio
Managers
  • TBD ()
  • TBD ()
MVP TBD
Television Fox
TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
Radio ESPN Radio
Radio announcers Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton

The 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 90th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game will be hosted by the Cleveland Indians and will be played at Progressive Field on July 9, 2019.[1]

The decision to name Cleveland the host city was announced on January 27, 2017 by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. It will be the sixth All-Star Game in Cleveland, and the first since 1997; this will establish the Indians as the team to have hosted the most All-Star Games, breaking a four-way tie with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds, who have each hosted the game five times. It is also the first time since 2014 that an American League team has hosted the event.[1] This All-Star Game will also coincide with the 25th anniversary of Progressive Field and make it the second All-Star Game hosted by that ballpark.[2]

Host selection

Cleveland's on-field successes led to an appearance in the 2016 World Series, and the city's positive response to the event factored into its selection to host the 2019 All-Star Game

Bidding for the 2019 All-Star Game began roughly five years before in 2014, according to Indians owner Paul Dolan. The selection of Cleveland to host the 2019 All-Star Game was heavily influenced by two major factors. The first involves recent improvement and growth throughout downtown Cleveland. The second factor is the recent success enjoyed by the Indians which culminated in an appearance in the 2016 World Series. Though the Indians fell to the Chicago Cubs in seven games that year, Commissioner Manfred spoke highly of the city and its response to the World Series, stating that, "Cleveland's a baseball town and it will be a great host for the Midsummer Classic." Recent renovations and improvements in Progressive Field also influenced the decision to name the ballpark as the All-Star Game host for the second time. Estimates place the economic benefit Cleveland will see as the event's host city in the range of $60-65 million.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cleveland to host 2019 All-Star Game". Jordan Bastian. MLB. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cleveland Indians' Progressive Field to host 2019 MLB All-Star Game". Matt Snyder. CBS. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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