2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 87th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the San Diego Padres and was played at Petco Park on July 12, 2016. It was televised nationally on Fox. The American League All-Stars defeated the National League All-Stars by a score of 4–2 to win home field advantage for the 2016 World Series (which went to the Cleveland Indians). This was also the last time home-field advantage for the World Series was determined by the outcome of the All-Star Game.

The host city was announced on January 15, 2015, by then-Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig. This was the third time the city of San Diego hosted the All-Star Game and the first time since 1992.

Eric Hosmer, an infielder for the Kansas City Royals, was named the 2016 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Host selection The Baltimore Orioles were also in line for hosting the game. Former commissioner Bud Selig said that Baltimore was a prime candidate to host the event, but the Padres ended up with the game. Petco Park opened in 2004 and hosted the 2006 World Baseball Classic championship round. Because National League parks had been selected to host four straight games from 2015–2018, skipping an American League park in 2016 and 2018 in the traditional alternating system, the AL team was designated as the home team.

Fan balloting

Starters Balloting for the 2016 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on June 30. 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 5. Salvador Pérez was the leading vote-getter with 4,965,838 votes.

Final roster spot After the rosters are finalized, 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 5 through July 8. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Michael Saunders of the American League's Toronto Blue Jays and Brandon Belt of the National League's San Francisco Giants.

PlayerTeamPos.PlayerTeamPos. American League National LeagueIan KinslerTigers 2BBrandon BeltGiants1BEvan LongoriaRays3BRyan BraunBrewersOFDustin PedroiaRed Sox2BJake LambDiamondbacks3BMichael SaundersBlue JaysOFStarling MartePiratesOFGeorge SpringerAstrosOFTrevor StoryRockiesSS

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

American League +Elected starters PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games C Salvador Pérez Royals 41B Eric Hosmer Royals 12B Jose Altuve Astros 43B Manny Machado Orioles 3SS Xander Bogaerts Red Sox 1OF Mike Trout Angels 5OF Jackie Bradley Jr. Red Sox 1OF Mookie Betts Red Sox 1DH David Ortiz Red Sox 10

+ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesC Stephen Vogt Athletics 2C Matt Wieters Orioles 41B Miguel Cabrera Tigers 112B Robinson Canó Mariners 73B Josh Donaldson Blue Jays 3SS Eduardo Núñez Twins 1SS Francisco Lindor Indians 1OF Carlos Beltrán Yankees 9OF Ian Desmond Rangers 2OF Michael Saunders Blue Jays 1OF Mark Trumbo Orioles 2DH Edwin Encarnación Blue Jays 3

+PitchersPlayerTeamAll-Star Games Dellin Betances Yankees 3 Brad Brach Orioles 1 Zach Britton Orioles 2 Álex Colomé Rays 1 Wade Davis Royals 2 Marco Estrada Blue Jays 1 Cole Hamels Rangers 4 Will Harris Astros 1 Kelvin Herrera Royals 2 Craig Kimbrel Red Sox 5 Corey Kluber Indians 1 Andrew Miller Yankees 1 José Quintana White Sox 1 Danny Salazar Indians 1 Chris Sale White Sox 5 Aaron Sanchez Blue Jays 1 Steven Wright Red Sox 1

National League

+Elected starters PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games C Buster Posey Giants 41B Anthony Rizzo Cubs 32B Ben Zobrist Cubs 33B Kris Bryant Cubs 2SS Addison Russell Cubs 1OF Yoenis Céspedes Mets 2OF Dexter Fowler Cubs 1OF Bryce Harper Nationals 4

+ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesC Jonathan Lucroy Brewers 2C Wilson Ramos Nationals 11B Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 41B Wil Myers Padres 11B Brandon Belt Giants 12B Daniel Murphy Nationals 23B Nolan Arenado Rockies 23B Matt Carpenter Cardinals 3SS Aledmys Díaz Cardinals 1SS Corey Seager Dodgers 1OF Jay Bruce Reds 3OF Adam Duvall Reds 1OF Carlos González Rockies 3OF Odubel Herrera Phillies 1OF Starling Marte Pirates 1OF Marcell Ozuna Marlins 1

+PitchersPlayerTeamAll-Star Games Jake Arrieta Cubs 1 Madison Bumgarner Giants 4 Bartolo Colón Mets 4 Johnny Cueto Giants 2 Jeurys Familia Mets 1 José Fernández Marlins 2 Kenley Jansen Dodgers 1 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 6 Jon Lester Cubs 4 Mark Melancon Pirates 3 Drew Pomeranz Padres 1 A. J. Ramos Marlins 1 Fernando Rodney Marlins 3 Max Scherzer Nationals 4 Stephen Strasburg Nationals 2 Noah Syndergaard Mets 1 Julio Teherán Braves 2

Corey Kluber was named as the roster replacement for Marco Estrada due to injury. Aledmys Díaz was named as the roster replacement for Matt Carpenter due to injury. Bartolo Colón was named as the roster replacement for Madison Bumgarner due to Bumgarner starting on Sunday. Max Scherzer was named as the roster replacement for Stephen Strasburg due to Strasburg just recently coming off of the DL. Carlos González was named starter in place of Dexter Fowler due to injury. Jay Bruce was named as the roster replacement for Dexter Fowler. Marcell Ozuna was named starter in place of Yoenis Céspedes due to injury. Starling Marte was named as the roster replacement for Yoenis Céspedes. Drew Pomeranz was named as the roster replacement for Noah Syndergaard due to injury. Aaron Sanchez was named as the roster replacement for Craig Kimbrel due to injury. José Quintana was named as the roster replacement for Danny Salazar due to injury. #: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

The NL got off to a quick start against Chris Sale when Kris Bryant homered in the top of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, the AL got to Johnny Cueto when Eric Hosmer homered to left to tie the game. Two batters later, Salvador Pérez hit a two-run shot to give the AL a 3–1 lead.

In the bottom of the third, after walking, David Ortiz was replaced by Edwin Encarnación and left the field to a standing ovation in his final all-star game. The AL would tack on another run in this inning when Hosmer hit an RBI single off José Fernández, driving in Encarnacion to give the AL a 4–1 lead. The NL shrunk the lead with an RBI single by Marcell Ozuna in the top of the fourth off Aaron Sanchez. However, this would be all the runs scored in the game, as the National League stranded 10 baserunners throughout the game.

In the top of the eighth, the NL loaded the bases, but could not capitalize when Aledmys Díaz struck out looking against Will Harris to end the frame. In the ninth, Zach Britton got Nolan Arenado to ground into a double play to secure the 4–2 victory for the American League.

Starting lineup NationalAmericanOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1 Ben Zobrist Cubs 2B 1 Jose Altuve Astros 2B2 Bryce Harper Nationals RF 2 Mike Trout Angels CF3 Kris Bryant Cubs 3B 3 Manny Machado Orioles 3B4 Wil Myers Padres DH 4 David Ortiz Red Sox DH5 Buster Posey Giants C 5 Xander Bogaerts Red Sox SS6 Anthony Rizzo Cubs 1B 6 Eric Hosmer Royals 1B7 Marcell Ozuna Marlins CF 7 Mookie Betts Red Sox RF8 Carlos González Rockies LF 8 Salvador Pérez Royals C9 Addison Russell Cubs SS 9 Jackie Bradley Jr. Red Sox LF Johnny Cueto Giants P Chris Sale White Sox P

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Controversies Prior to the game, The Tenors performed the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada". As in many previous years, the performance of the Canadian anthem was replaced in the Fox broadcast in the United States with commercial break of the Fox broadcast prior to the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a performance by Rachel Platten, but it was carried on ESPN Radio in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada.

During a solo, group member Remigio Pereira altered the lyrics to "O Canada" to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement, singing "We're all brothers and sisters, all lives matter to the great", and holding up a sign on cardboard reading "ALL LIVES MATTER". The English lyric normally sung at that point is "With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong and free;" however the remainder of the lyrics sung were in keeping with the official bilingual (English-French) version. Later that evening, Pereira, a co-founder of the group, was denounced by the group as a "lone wolf", leading to an announcement that he would not be performing with The Tenors until further notice, and eventually removed permanently from the group.

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