The 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 85th edition of the

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, held at

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, the home of the

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. This was the third All-Star Game played in the

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hosted the game in

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, while the

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hosted the game in

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. It was televised in the

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as part of a new eight-year deal. In preparation for the game the Twin Cities' transit company, MetroTransit, completed the new

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light-rail between downtown Minneapolis and downtown

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, and began service on June 14, 2014.

Host selection

The

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were the only other team that made a bid for hosting the 2014 All-Star Game. Typically the leagues alternate hosts every year, except for 2006, 2007, 2015 and 2016, which were hosted by the

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and

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, respectively. With 2014 being the

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's turn, Chicago made a bid hoping an exception would be made for the

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Cubs in order to honor the

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(which last hosted an All-Star Game in

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Fan balloting

Starters

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.

Final roster spot

After the rosters were finalized, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the

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to determine the 34th and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 5 through July 9.

Rosters

Players in ''italics'' have since been inducted into the

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American League

National League

Salvador Perez was named starter in place of Matt Wieters due to injury.
Kurt Suzuki was named as the roster replacement for Wieters.
Jeff Samardzija was elected as a member of the Cubs, but was traded to the Athletics on July 4.
Kyle Seager was named as a replacement for Edwin Encarnación due to injury.
Koji Uehara was named as a replacement for Masahiro Tanaka due to injury.
Erick Aybar was named as a replacement for Alex Gordon due to injury.
Miguel Montero was named as a replacement for Yadier Molina due to injury.
Jonathan Lucroy was named starter in place of Yadier Molina due to injury.
Ian Kinsler was named as a replacement for Víctor Martínez due to injury.
Henderson Alvarez was named as a replacement for Jordan Zimmermann due to injury.
Fernando Rodney was named as a replacement for David Price due to Price starting on Sunday.
Alfredo Simon was named as a replacement for Johnny Cueto due to Cueto starting on Sunday.
Tim Hudson was named as a replacement for Madison Bumgarner due to Bumgarner starting on Sunday.
Tyler Clippard was named as a replacement for Julio Teheran due to Teheran starting on Sunday.
Huston Street was named as a replacement for Tyson Ross due to Ross starting on Sunday.
Julio Teheran was named as a replacement for Jeff Samardzija due to him being traded to the Oakland Athletics.

:#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

Starting lineup

The American League took a 3–0 lead in the first inning on a

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double, a

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triple and a

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home run. The NL scored two runs in the second with three consecutive hits by Aramis Ramírez,

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and

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against

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. 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 a

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sacrifice fly. The lead held up and the AL won by the score of 5–3. The host team's

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Glen Perkins and catcher Kurt Suzuki—took the field for the top of the ninth and Perkins earned the save.

Box score

References

External links

Official website of the All-Star Game2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at ESPN
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