MLB All-Star Game 2020
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date | canceled (planned July 14, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Dodger Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
city | los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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American League - Dusty Baker ( HOU ) National League - Dave Martinez ( WSH ) |
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The MLB All-Star Game 2020 would have been the 91st edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game between the selection teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). It was scheduled to take place on July 14, 2020 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , the game was officially canceled on July 3, 2020. It is the first cancellation of the game since 1945. At the same time it was announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers would host the All-Star Game in 2022 .
This will be the second All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. The fourth, hosted by the Dodgers.
Selection of the host
The call for tenders for the All-Star Game 2020 began in 2017. On April 11, 2018, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the event would take place at Dodger Stadium. It will be the first time in 40 years that Dodger Stadium will host the game.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katherine Acquavella: MLB All-Star Game officially canceled for 2020 due to COVID-19; Dodgers plans to host in 2022. July 3, 2019, accessed July 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Dodgers to host All-Star Game in 2020. Accessed June 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike DiGiovanna: Dodger Stadium to host 2020 All-Star Game. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .