The 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 88th edition of the Major League Baseball All Star Game. The game was hosted by the

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and was played at

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on July 11, 2017. It was televised nationally by

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. The game was the first since

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whose outcome did not determine home-field advantage for the

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; instead, the team with the better regular-season record will have home-field advantage. The Marlins were announced as the hosts on February 10, 2015, by

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; the game was the Marlins' first time hosting, leaving the

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as the only MLB franchise not to have hosted an All-Star game. The Marlins initially were slated to host the 2000 All-Star Game, prior to having it revoked by then-

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president Len Coleman due to the concerns of both the franchise's long-term viability in the South Florida market, along with the habitually low attendance figures at Pro Player Stadium. That game was eventually moved to

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. The

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led all of baseball in sending a record six All-Stars to the game. The American League won, 2–1, in 10 innings.

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, second baseman for the

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, hit the game-winning home run for the American League and was named the 2017 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2017 All-Star Game starters began online May 1 and ended on June 29. The top vote-getters at each position (including the designated hitter for the American League) and the top three among outfielders, would be starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 2.

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was the leading vote-getter with 4,630,306 votes.

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 33rd and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 2 through July 6. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were

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of the American League's

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and

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of the National League's

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Rosters

American League

National League

Roster notes

Mookie Betts was named starter in place of Mike Trout due to injury.
Justin Upton was named as the roster replacement for Mike Trout due to injury.
Chris Devenski was named as the roster replacement for Dallas Keuchel due to injury.
Alex Wood was named as the roster replacement for Clayton Kershaw due to Kershaw starting on Sunday.
Robinson Canó was named as the roster replacement for Starlin Castro due to injury.
Roberto Osuna was named as the roster replacement for Yu Darvish due to Darvish starting on Sunday.
Chris Archer was named as the roster replacement for Michael Fulmer due to Fulmer starting on Sunday.
Brandon Kintzler was named as the roster replacement for Corey Kluber due to Kluber starting on Sunday.

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

Game summary

The game was mostly pitching-dominated through the first four innings. After a two-out double by Jonathan Schoop, Miguel Sanó finally got the AL on the board with his fifth inning RBI bloop single. In the bottom of the sixth,

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became the oldest catcher to hit a home run in an All-Star game, when he hit one off

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in the sixth inning, tying the game at one.

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was the last Cardinal to hit an All-Star Game home run in the 1974 game.

hit the game-winning home run in the tenth inning off Wade Davis, and was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. He is the first second baseman since 1998 who was named All-Star Game MVP. Andrew Miller struck out Cody Bellinger swinging to end the night and earned his first career All-Star save.

Starting lineup

Line score

National Anthems

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sang the

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while

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sang the American national anthem.

Ratings

The viewership ratings for the game on

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were up slightly following the previous year's all-time low, with a 5.5 national rating, an 11 share, and an estimated 9.28 million viewers.

Notes

References

External links

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