2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Teams
DateJuly 15, 2025
Venue Truist Park
City Cumberland, Georgia
Managers
Television Fox
TV announcersTBD
Radio ESPN Radio
Radio announcersTBD

The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, presented by MasterCard, will be played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game is scheduled to be played on July 15, 2025. The game will be televised nationally by Fox. The game will be hosted by the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia. [1]

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Background

Host selection

The Atlanta Braves were awarded the game on November 16, 2023, by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. This will be the third time that the Braves host the MLB All-Star Game. The previous games were the 1972 at Atlanta Stadium, which was renamed to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1975 and 2000 at Turner Field. Truist Park was originally scheduled to host the 2021 game before it was moved to Denver amid protests against the Election Integrity Act of 2021. (Which at the time of Atlanta's selection as hosts in November 2023, and as of September 2024 is still currently in effect as state legislation (though is under legal challenge)). [2] In a statement made following the announcement of Atlanta's selection Georgia governor Brian Kemp stated "Georgia's voting laws haven't changed, but it's good to see the MLB's misguided understanding of them has...We look forward to welcoming the All-Star Game to Georgia." [3]

On July 22, 2024, the 2025 All-Star Game logo was unveiled with the presence of several former Braves players, along with Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, prior to the scheduled home game against the Cincinnati Reds. [4]

Roster selections

The starting rosters for each league's position players plus designated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. Since 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases. [5]

Logo and uniforms

On July 23, 2024, the logo for the 2025 All-Star Game was unveiled. The typeface was based on the Braves' team script on the logo and uniforms, while the overall design was inspired by architecture within The Battery Atlanta, an entertainment district around Truist Park. [6]

On September 30, 2024, Major League Baseball announced that each team's home and away uniforms will be used once again in the All-Star Game, a practice last seen in the 2019 game. [7]

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The 2025 Major League Baseball season is scheduled to begin on March 18–19 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs held in Tokyo, Japan, before the regular season proper runs from March 27 to September 28. The 95th All-Star Game is planned for July 15 at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia, the home of the Atlanta Braves. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions are the Los Angeles Dodgers from the 2024 season.

References

  1. ↑ "Braves to host 2025 All-Star Game at Truist Park". MLB.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "MLB moving 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law". ESPN.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ HAWKINS, STEPHEN. "Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves unveil the official logo of the 2025 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard". MLB.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ Castrovince, Anthony (July 7, 2024). "All-Star FAQ: What to know about how players are selected". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Farlow, Rick (July 23, 2024). "Braves, MLB unveil 2025 ASG logo with spirited pregame celebration". MLB.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ Castrovince, Anthony (September 30, 2024). "MLB announces changes to uniforms for All-Star Game, regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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