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===All-Star Game===
{{Main|Major League Baseball All-Star Game}}
[[File:President attends the 32nd All-Star Baseball Game, throws out first ball. Speaker of the House John W. McCormack... - NARA - 194250.jpg|right|thumb|President [[John F. Kennedy]] throwing out the [[first pitch]] at the 1962 All-Star Game at [[DC Stadium]]]]
In early-to-mid July, just after the midway point of the season, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held during a four-day break from the regular-season schedule. The All-Star Game features a team of players from the American League (AL)—led by the manager of the previous AL World Series team—and a team of players from the National League (NL), similarly managed, in an exhibition game. From 1959 to 1962, two games were held each season, one was held in July and one was held in August. The designated-hitter rule was used in the All-Star Game for the first time in 1989. Following games used a DH when the game was played in an AL ballpark. Since 2010, the DH rule has been in effect regardless of venue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/sports/baseball/29bats.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Rosters Expanded For the All-Star Game|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701054626/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/sports/baseball/29bats.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first official All-Star Game was held as part of the [[1933 World's Fair]] in Chicago, Illinois, and was the idea of [[Arch Ward]], then sports editor for ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]''.<ref name = asgmenu>{{cite web|url=http://baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml|title=All-Star Game History|publisher=[[Baseball Almanac]]|access-date=September 7, 2008|archive-date=August 15, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082531/http://baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual one. Ward's contribution was recognized by Major League Baseball in 1962 with the creation of the "Arch Ward Trophy", given to the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060710&content_id=1550905&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp|last=Newman|first=Mark|title=All-Star MVP Awaits Your Vote|work=[[MLB.com]]|date=July 10, 2006|access-date=June 13, 2011|archive-date=March 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326102953/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060710&content_id=1550905&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> (In 1970, it was renamed the Commissioner's Trophy, until 1985, when the name change was reversed. In 2002, it was renamed the [[Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award]].)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_mvpa.shtml|title=All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

Beginning in 1947, the eight position players in each team's starting lineup have been voted into the game by fans.<ref name = asgmenu/> The fan voting was discontinued after a 1957 ballot-box-stuffing scandal in Cincinnati: seven of the eight slots originally went to [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] players, two of whom were subsequently removed from the lineup to make room for Willie Mays and [[Hank Aaron]]. Fan voting was reinstated in 1970 and has continued ever since, including [[All-Star Final Vote|internet voting]] in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/mlballst.shtml|access-date=July 28, 2007|title=Sports History: MLB All-Star Game|date=July 12, 2007|publisher=Hickocksports.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611232615/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/mlballst.shtml|archive-date=June 11, 2007}}</ref>

The [[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002 contest in Milwaukee]] controversially ended in an 11-inning tie when both managers ran out of pitchers. In response, starting in 2003 the league which wins the All-Star game received home-field advantage in the World Series: the league champion hosted the first two games at its own ballpark as well as the last two (if necessary). The National League did not win an All-Star game and thus gain a home-field advantage until 2010; it was able to overcome this disadvantage and win in three of the seven World Series from 2003 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2003_WS.shtml|title=2003 World Series (4–2): Florida Marlins (91–71) over New York Yankees (101–61)|access-date=September 6, 2008|work=baseball-reference.com|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000815/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2003_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2006_WS.shtml|title=2006 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4–1)|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429202725/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2006_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> This was discontinued after the 2016 season.<ref name="WS_homefield">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13R2OC/|title=MLB changes World Series home-field format rules|publisher=Reuters|date=December 2, 2016|website=Reuters.com|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

MLB All-Stars from both leagues have worn uniforms from their respective teams at the game with one exception. In the [[1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1933 All-Star Game]], the National League All-Star Team members wore special gray uniforms with "National League" written in navy blue letters across the front of the jersey.<ref name="The World Series and Highlights of Baseball">{{cite book|last=Lamont|first=Buchanan|title=The World Series and Highlights of Baseball|publisher=E. P. Dutton & Co.|year=1951|page=120}}</ref><ref name="Baseball uniforms of the 20th century">{{cite book|last=Okkonen|first=Marc|title=Baseball uniforms of the 20th century: The official major league baseball guide|publisher=Sterling Pub. Co.|year=1991|page=[https://archive.org/details/baseballuniforms00okko/page/7 7]|isbn=978-0-8069-8490-2|url=https://archive.org/details/baseballuniforms00okko/page/7}}</ref>