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The Texas Rangers have been chosen to host the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Thursday. The 2024 All-Star Game, which will be the 94th such contest, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The Rangers will also play host associated All-Star week events like the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and the draft. This will mark the second time that the Rangers have hosted the Midsummer Classic. The first was in 1995. "Major League Baseball is pleased to award the 2024 All-Star Game to the Rangers and the Cities of Arlington and Fort Worth, which presented a robust bid for All-Star Week," Manfred said in a statement released by the league. "The Rangers stepped up under difficult circumstances and Globe Life Field served as terrific host for the 2020 Postseason, including the World Series. We are excited to once again feature Baseball's newest ballpark on a global stage next summer." "The Texas Rangers are honored to be awarded the 2024 All-Star Game," Rangers owner Ray Davis said in that same statement. "With the opening of Globe Life Field in 2020 and the incredible development that continues to take place around the park, Arlington is an ideal location to host Major League Baseball and the Midsummer Classic. We want to thank Commissioner Rob Manfred, the State of Texas and the Governor's Office, the Cities of Arlington and Fort Worth, and all of the dedicated officials from the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau and Visit Fort Worth for their efforts in bringing this showcase event to the area." As Manfred indicated, Globe Life Field, which opened in 2020, was the host venue for the later rounds of 2020 postseason, which was played in a "bubble" because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement released by the Rangers, the "majority of All-Star Week events" will take place in Arlington, but "additional activities" made be scheduled for nearby Forth Worth. This year's All-Star Game was hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the 2023 edition was previously awarded to the Seattle Mariners. The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune.[1] Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual event, with some years (1959–1962) having two All-Star Games. Venue selection[edit]The venue for each All-Star Game is chosen by an MLB selection committee. This choice may be made to commemorate a particular historical occasion, the opening of a new ballpark, or a significant milestone. The criteria for choosing the venue are subjective; for the most part, cities with new parks and cities who have not hosted the game in a long time – or ever – tend to be favored. The venues among the major league franchises: between 1964 and 2015, five teams hosted three times, 13 teams twice, ten teams once, and two teams not at all. The "home team" is the league in which the host franchise plays its games. Through the 2022 season, the American League has hosted 45 times, and the National League has hosted 47 times. Traditionally, the game alternates between the two leagues from year to year with six exceptions:
This tradition was discontinued after the 2015 game. As of 2022, one Major League Baseball franchise has never hosted an All-Star Game: the Tampa Bay Rays. The Miami Marlins hosted for the first time in 2017 following the 2012 opening of Marlins Park, although Miami was initially scheduled to host in 2000, MLB eventually moved the game to Atlanta. All-Star games have been played in D.C., hosted by both incarnations of the Washington Senators (now known as the Minnesota Twins and as the Texas Rangers), as well as by the Washington Nationals in 2018. Of the remaining 27 franchises, the New York Mets had gone the longest period without hosting since their sole hosting duty in 1964, but this streak came to an end at 49 years in 2013. During that span, 18 of the remaining 25 teams have hosted an All-Star Game at least twice since 1964: Atlanta Braves (1972, 2000) Chicago White Sox (1983 and 2003), Cincinnati Reds (1970, 1988, and 2015), Cleveland Indians (1981, 1997, 2019), Detroit Tigers (1971 and 2005), Houston Astros (1968, 1986, and 2004), Kansas City Royals (1973 and 2012), Los Angeles Angels (1967, 1989, and 2010), Milwaukee Brewers (1975 and 2002), Minnesota Twins (1965, 1985, and 2014), New York Yankees (1977 and 2008), Philadelphia Phillies (1976 and 1996), Pittsburgh Pirates (1974, 1994, and 2006), San Diego Padres (1978, 1992, and 2016), San Francisco Giants (1984 and 2007), Seattle Mariners (1979 and 2001), St. Louis Cardinals (1966 and 2009), and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1969 and 1995). The Oakland Athletics are now the team with the longest active hosting drought; they have not hosted since 1987. New stadiums that have not hosted the All-Star Game in cities that have hosted it previously are: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, the new Yankee Stadium in New York City, Truist Park in Atlanta, and Globe Life Field in Arlington. Truist Park was to host the 2021 game, but lost it in response to the passage of the Georgia Election Integrity Act of 2021.[2] Future All-Star Games will be played at T-Mobile Park in 2023,[3] at Globe Life Field in 2024[4] and at the aforementioned Citizens Bank Park in 2026, with Philadelphia selected well in advance as a part of the United States Semiquincentennial celebration.[5] Following the game at the first Yankee Stadium in 2008 in its final season, the Bronx's old stadium joined Cleveland's old Cleveland Stadium (also known as Municipal Stadium prior to its own demolition) as the only venues that have hosted four Major League Baseball All-Star games. New York City has hosted it more than any other city, having done so nine times in five different stadiums; as of 2022, Tampa Bay remains the only major league metropolitan area since the first All-Star Game in 1933 to never have hosted. List of hosts[edit]
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Various statistics[edit]Times hosted by city[edit]
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Ballparks that have hosted more than one All-Star Game[edit]Active baseball parks[edit]
Discontinued baseball parks[edit]
The only discontinued ballparks that hosted one All-Star Game are: Ebbets Field in 1949, Memorial Stadium in 1958, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1959, Shea Stadium in 1964, Metropolitan Stadium in 1965, Busch Memorial Stadium in 1966, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in 1972, the Kingdome in 1979, Olympic Stadium (Montreal) in 1982, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1985, Globe Life Park in Arlington in 1995, and Turner Field in 2000. Ballparks that have never hosted an All-Star Game[edit]Active baseball parks (oldest parks listed first)[edit]
Discontinued baseball parks (oldest parks listed first)[edit]
A * indicates that the stadium was a temporary facility, used in the short term by a team awaiting the construction of a larger, permanent home park. The last time each franchise has hosted an All-Star Game[edit]from least recent to most recent
Hosting All-Star Game and post-season games in same season[edit]The following teams have hosted the All-Star Game in the summer then proceeded to host post-season games in the fall:
League Championship Series play began 1969
Division Series play began 1995
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Who is hosting the 2024 MLB AllIt marks a second time the Rangers will have hosted the All-Star Game, last doing so at The Ballpark in Arlington in 1995. The National League won that game 3-2 thanks to Jeff Conine's go-ahead pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning.
Where is the 2024 Major League Baseball AllMLB has also gotten out ahead and locked in Globe Life Field in Texas as its host for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. Next up is Citizens Bank Park, set to host in 2026.
Who will host the 2025 MLB AllWith T-Mobile Park in Seattle slated to host the event in 2023 and Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas in 2024, it will be at least 35 years since the “Friendly Confines” have had the opportunity to host the event.
Where is the Home Run Derby 2024?Major League Baseball has announced the 2024 All-Star Game and Home Run Derby will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The home of the Texas Rangers, Globe Life Field features a retractable roof and a capacity of more than 40,000. The venue opened during the summer of 2020 amidst the pandemic.
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