2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 84th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Citi Field in Queens, New York City, the home of the New York Mets. This was the first time that the Mets have hosted an All-Star Game since 1964, the team's inaugural season at Shea Stadium, and the ninth time the All-Star Game was held in New York City. The game was last held in New York City in 2008, when the original Yankee Stadium hosted it in its final season before being demolished. It was televised in the United States on Fox.

The American League shut out the National League for the third time in All-Star game history; the National League has six shutouts. This game marks the first time that there have been shutouts in consecutive All-Star games.

Host selection The host site was reportedly to either be at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., home of the Washington Nationals or at Citi Field, the home of the Mets since 2009. The official announcement was made on May 16, 2012, at New York City Hall. The Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.

Fan balloting

Starters Balloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4. Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28. 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. Chris Davis was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while Yadier Molina led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.

Final roster spot After the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 34th and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 6 through July 11. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves (NL).

PlayerTeamPos.PlayerTeamPos. American League National LeagueSteve DelabarBlue JaysPIan DesmondNationalsSSDavid RobertsonYankeesPFreddie Freeman#Braves1BKoji UeharaRed SoxPAdrián GonzálezDodgers1BTanner ScheppersRangersPHunter PenceGiantsOFJoaquín BenoitTigersPYasiel PuigDodgersOF

Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League +Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesC Joe Mauer Twins 61B Chris Davis Orioles 12B Robinson Canó Yankees 53B Miguel Cabrera Tigers 8SS J. J. Hardy Orioles 2OF Mike Trout Angels 2OF Adam Jones Orioles 3OF José Bautista Blue Jays 4DH David Ortiz Red Sox 9

+ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesC Jason Castro Astros 1C Salvador Pérez Royals 11B Prince Fielder Tigers 52B Jason Kipnis Indians 12B Dustin Pedroia Red Sox 42B Ben Zobrist Rays 23B Manny Machado Orioles 1SS Jhonny Peralta Tigers 2OF Nelson Cruz Rangers 2OF Alex Gordon Royals 1OF Torii Hunter Tigers 5DH Edwin Encarnación Blue Jays 1

+PitchersPlayerTeamAll-Star Games Grant Balfour Athletics 1 Clay Buchholz Red Sox 2 Brett Cecil Blue Jays 1 Bartolo Colón Athletics 3 Jesse Crain White Sox 1 Steve Delabar Blue Jays 1 Greg Holland Royals 1 Félix Hernández Mariners 4 Hisashi Iwakuma Mariners 1 Justin Masterson Indians 1 Matt Moore Rays 1 Joe Nathan Rangers 6 Glen Perkins Twins 1 Mariano Rivera Yankees 13 Chris Sale White Sox 2 Max Scherzer Tigers 1 Chris Tillman Orioles 1 Justin Verlander Tigers 6 Yu Darvish Rangers 2

National League +Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesC Yadier Molina Cardinals 51BJoey Votto Reds 42BBrandon Phillips Reds 33B David Wright Mets 7SS Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 3OF Carlos Beltrán Cardinals 8OF Carlos González Rockies 2OF Bryce Harper Nationals 2DH Michael Cuddyer Rockies 2 +ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games C Buster Posey Giants 2 C Brian McCann Braves 7 1B Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 1 1B Allen Craig Cardinals 1 1B Freddie Freeman Braves 1 2B Matt Carpenter Cardinals 1 2B Marco Scutaro Giants 1 3B Pedro Álvarez Pirates 1 SS Everth Cabrera Padres 1 SS Jean Segura Brewers 1 OF Domonic Brown Phillies 1 OF Carlos Gómez Brewers 1 OF Andrew McCutchen Pirates 3

+PitchersPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesMadison Bumgarner Giants 1Aroldis Chapman Reds 2Patrick Corbin Diamondbacks 1José Fernández Marlins 1Jason Grilli Pirates 1Matt Harvey Mets 1Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 3Craig Kimbrel Braves 3Cliff Lee Phillies 4Jeff Locke Pirates 1 Mark Melancon Pirates 1Edward Mujica Cardinals 1Sergio Romo Giants 1Adam Wainwright Cardinals 2Travis Wood Cubs 1Jordan Zimmermann Nationals 1

Glen Perkins replaced Clay Buchholz on the roster due to injury. Justin Masterson replaced Jesse Crain on the roster due to injury. Matt Moore replaced Yu Darvish on the roster due to injury. Denotes Final Vote Winner. Chris Tillman replaced Justin Verlander on the roster due to Verlander's ineligibility to pitch. Mark Melancon replaced Jeff Locke on the roster due to injury. Sergio Romo replaced Jordan Zimmermann on the roster due to injury. Brian McCann replaced Freddie Freeman on the roster due to injury. Greg Holland replaced Hisashi Iwakuma on the roster due to Iwakuma's ineligibility to pitch. Grant Balfour replaced Bartolo Colón on the roster due to Colon's ineligibility to pitch. Edward Mujica replaced Adam Wainwright on the roster due to Wainwright's ineligibility to pitch. Michael Cuddyer was selected to start for the National League as their designated hitter #: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

Starters

AmericanNationalOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1 Mike Trout Angels LF 1 Brandon Phillips Reds 2B2 Robinson Canó Yankees 2B 2 Carlos Beltrán Cardinals RF 3 Miguel Cabrera Tigers 3B 3 Joey Votto Reds 1B4 Chris Davis Orioles 1B 4 David Wright Mets 3B5 José Bautista Blue Jays RF 5 Carlos González Rockies LF6 David Ortiz Red Sox DH 6 Yadier Molina Cardinals C7 Adam Jones Orioles CF 7 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies SS8 Joe Mauer Twins C 8 Michael Cuddyer Rockies DH9 J. J. Hardy Orioles SS 9 Bryce Harper Nationals CF   Max Scherzer Tigers P   Matt Harvey Mets P

Box score

Umpires: Home Plate, crew chief – John Hirschbeck; First Base – Wally Bell; Second Base – Larry Vanover; Third Base – Paul Emmel; Left Field – Rob Drake; Right Field – Chad Fairchild Weather: Temperature: , clear; Wind: 9 mph, in from left field Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 45,186

Notes The Yankees Mariano Rivera, who retired at the end of the season, was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. Rivera pitched in the 8th inning and retired all 3 batters he faced. He was the first reliever selected to an All-Star team to ever receive the award, as well as the first pitcher since Pedro Martínez in 1999 and the second Yankee ever after Derek Jeter in 2000. Given his pending retirement, the award was given in recognition of his outstanding career, not his performance in the game. The attendance of 45,186 was the largest in Citi Field's history. Yankees TV announcer Michael Kay joined Sciambi and Singleton in the ESPN Radio call from the 2nd to 4th innings. With the shutout, the "home" league did not score a run in 19 straight innings. This game featured Tim McCarver's last All-Star Game with Joe Buck on FOX. This is the last All-Star Game where teams wore their regular hats.

See also

List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game winners All-Star Futures Game Home Run Derby (Major League Baseball)

References

External links

Official website of the All-Star Game 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at ESPN