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 old Yankee Stadium hosted it in its final season before being demolished. It was televised in the United States on Fox.

2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 0 National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Date	July 16, 2013
Venue	Citi Field
City	Queens, New York City
Managers	Jim Leyland (DET) Bruce Bochy (SF)
MVP	Mariano Rivera (NYY)
Attendance	45,186
Ceremonial first pitch	Tom Seaver^[1]
Television	Fox (United States) MLB International (International)
TV announcers	Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews (Fox) Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
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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.^[2] The official announcement was made on May 16, 2012, at New York City Hall.^[3] The Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.^[4]

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4.^[5] Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28.^[5] 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.^[6] Chris Davis was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while Yadier Molina led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.^[7]

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.^[7] 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).^[8]

Player	Team	Pos.	Player	Team	Pos.
American League			National League
Steve Delabar	Blue Jays	P	Ian Desmond	Nationals	SS
David Robertson	Yankees	P	Freddie Freeman#	Braves	1B
Koji Uehara	Red Sox	P	Adrián González	Dodgers	1B
Tanner Scheppers	Rangers	P	Hunter Pence	Giants	OF
Joaquín Benoit	Tigers	P	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	OF

Rosters

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

American League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Joe Mauer Twins 6 1B Chris Davis Orioles 1 2B Robinson Canó Yankees 5 3B Miguel Cabrera Tigers 8 SS J. J. Hardy Orioles 2 OF Mike Trout Angels 2 OF Adam Jones Orioles 3 OF José Bautista Blue Jays 4 DH David Ortiz Red Sox 9 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Jason Castro Astros 1 C Salvador Pérez Royals 1 1B Prince Fielder Tigers 5 2B Jason Kipnis Indians 1 2B Dustin Pedroia Red Sox 4 2B Ben Zobrist Rays 2 3B Manny Machado Orioles 1 SS Jhonny Peralta Tigers 2 OF Nelson Cruz Rangers 2 OF Alex Gordon Royals 1 OF Torii Hunter Tigers 5 DH Edwin Encarnación Blue Jays 1 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Grant Balfour^[J] Athletics 1 Clay Buchholz^# Red Sox 2 Brett Cecil Blue Jays 1 Bartolo Colón^# Athletics 3 Jesse Crain^# White Sox 1 Steve Delabar^[D] Blue Jays 1 Greg Holland^[I] Royals 1 Félix Hernández Mariners 4 Hisashi Iwakuma^# Mariners 1 Justin Masterson^[B] Indians 1 Matt Moore^[C] Rays 1 Joe Nathan Rangers 6 Glen Perkins^[A] Twins 1 Mariano Rivera Yankees 13 Chris Sale White Sox 2 Max Scherzer Tigers 1 Chris Tillman^[E] Orioles 1 Justin Verlander^# Tigers 6 Yu Darvish^# Rangers 2

National League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Yadier Molina Cardinals 5 1B Joey Votto Reds 4 2B Brandon Phillips Reds 3 3B David Wright Mets 7 SS Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 3 OF Carlos Beltrán Cardinals 8 OF Carlos González Rockies 2 OF Bryce Harper Nationals 2 DH Michael Cuddyer^[L] Rockies 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Buster Posey Giants 2 C Brian McCann^[H] Braves 7 1B Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 1 1B Allen Craig Cardinals 1 1B Freddie Freeman^[D]^# 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 Pitchers Player Team All-Star Games Madison Bumgarner Giants 1 Aroldis Chapman Reds 2 Patrick Corbin Diamondbacks 1 José Fernández Marlins 1 Jason Grilli Pirates 1 Matt Harvey Mets 1 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 3 Craig Kimbrel Braves 3 Cliff Lee Phillies 4 Jeff Locke^# Pirates 1 Mark Melancon^[F] Pirates 1 Edward Mujica^[K] Cardinals 1 Sergio Romo^[G] Giants 1 Adam Wainwright^# Cardinals 2 Travis Wood Cubs 1 Jordan Zimmermann^# Nationals 1

1. ^{^} Glen Perkins replaced Clay Buchholz on the roster due to injury.
2. ^{^} Justin Masterson replaced Jesse Crain on the roster due to injury.
3. ^{^} Matt Moore replaced Yu Darvish on the roster due to injury.
4. ^{^} Denotes Final Vote Winner.
5. ^{^} Chris Tillman replaced Justin Verlander on the roster due to Verlander's ineligibility to pitch.
6. ^{^} Mark Melancon replaced Jeff Locke on the roster due to injury.
7. ^{^} Sergio Romo replaced Jordan Zimmermann on the roster due to injury.
8. ^{^} Brian McCann replaced Freddie Freeman on the roster due to injury.
9. ^{^} Greg Holland replaced Hisashi Iwakuma on the roster due to Iwakuma's ineligibility to pitch.
10. ^{^} Grant Balfour replaced Bartolo Colón on the roster due to Colon's ineligibility to pitch.
11. ^{^} Edward Mujica replaced Adam Wainwright on the roster due to Wainwright's ineligibility to pitch.
12. ^{^} 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

 

During his entrance in the 8th inning, Mariano Rivera received a standing ovation from both teams and the fans.

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

Box score

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 8:19 pm (EDT)
Citi Field in Queens, New York^[9]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9	0
National League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Starting pitchers: AL: Max Scherzer NL: Matt Harvey WP: Chris Sale (1–0)   LP: Patrick Corbin (0–1)   Sv: Joe Nathan (1) Home runs: AL: none NL: none

Umpires:^[10] 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: 90 °F (32 °C), clear; Wind: 9 mph, in from left field
Time of Game: 3:06
Attendance: 45,186 ^[11]

Notes

• The Yankees Mariano Rivera, who retired at the end of the season, was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.^[12] 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.^[13]
• 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

•  Baseball portal

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

References

1. "Tom Seaver Set To Throw First Pitch At All-Star Game". CBS News New York. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
2. Kernan, Kevin (July 15, 2009). "SOURCE: ALL-STAR GAME AT CITI FIELD IN 2013". New York Post. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
3. DiComo, Anthony (May 16, 2012). . Mets.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
4. "Mets unveil official 2013 All-Star Game logo". MLB.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
5. "All-Star balloting for the 84th All-Star game begins today" (Press release). Major League Baseball. April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
6. "All-Star rosters set for Saturday reveal on FOX". MLB.com. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
7. Hagen, Paul (July 5, 2012). "Bright lights, big Citi to be teeming with Stars". MLB.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
8. "Game Preview". Baseball Reference. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
9. "American 3, National 0". MLB.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
10. "All-Star Game umpires, official scorers announced". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
11. "American League limits National League to 3 hits in All-Star Game win". ESPN. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
12. "For AL and Rivera, All-Star Game pitch-perfect". USA Today. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
13. ESPN Stats & Information (July 17, 2013). "Pitching riches overwhelm in All-Star Game". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2013.

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