{"history":[],"article":{"id":"3fed507d-6be6-494e-bfe6-3e38ce451098","title":"2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game","slug":"2013-major-league-baseball-all-star-game","content":":::summary\n![2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/2013///Major///League///Baseball///All-Star///Game///logo.svg)\n**Year:** 2013 \n**Visitor:** [**American League**](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-league) \n**Top 1:** 0 \n**Top 2:** 0 \n**Top 3:** 0 \n**Top 4:** 1 \n**Top 5:** 1 \n**Top 6:** 0 \n**Top 7:** 0 \n**Top 8:** 1 \n**Top 9:** 0 \n**Visitor R:** 3 \n**Visitor H:** 9 \n**Visitor E:** 0 \n**Home:** [National League](https://bliptext.com/articles/national-league-baseball) \n**Bot 1:** 0 \n**Bot 2:** 0 \n**Bot 3:** 0 \n**Bot 4:** 0 \n**Bot 5:** 0 \n**Bot 6:** 0 \n**Bot 7:** 0 \n**Bot 8:** 0 \n**Bot 9:** 0 \n**Home R:** 0 \n**Home H:** 3 \n**Home E:** 0 \n**Date:** July 16, 2013 \n**Venue:** [Citi Field](https://bliptext.com/articles/citi-field) \n**City:** [Queens](https://bliptext.com/articles/queens), New York City \n**Visitormanager:** [Jim Leyland](https://bliptext.com/articles/jim-leyland) \n**Visitormanagerteam:** [DET](https://bliptext.com/articles/detroit-tigers) \n**Homemanager:** [Bruce Bochy](https://bliptext.com/articles/bruce-bochy) \n**Homemanagerteam:** [SF](https://bliptext.com/articles/san-francisco-giants) \n**Mvp:** [Mariano Rivera](https://bliptext.com/articles/mariano-rivera) \n**Mvpteam:** [NYY](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-yankees) \n**Anthem:** \"[The Star Spangled Banner](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-star-spangled-banner)\" performed [Candice Glover](https://bliptext.com/articles/candice-glover) \n**Television:** [Fox](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-fox) ([United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states)) [MLB International](https://bliptext.com/articles/mlb-international) (International) \n**Tv Announcers:** [Joe Buck](https://bliptext.com/articles/joe-buck), [Tim McCarver](https://bliptext.com/articles/tim-mccarver), [Ken Rosenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/ken-rosenthal) and [Erin Andrews](https://bliptext.com/articles/erin-andrews) (Fox) [Gary Thorne](https://bliptext.com/articles/gary-thorne) and [Rick Sutcliffe](https://bliptext.com/articles/rick-sutcliffe) (MLB International) \n**Radio:** [ESPN](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-espn-radio) \n**Radio Announcers:** [Jon Sciambi](https://bliptext.com/articles/jon-sciambi) and [Chris Singleton](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-singleton-baseball) \n**Attendance:** 45,186 \n**Firstpitch:** [Tom Seaver](https://bliptext.com/articles/tom-seaver) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **2013 [Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-all-star-game)** was the 84th edition of the [Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-all-star-game).\nIt was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at [Citi Field](https://bliptext.com/articles/citi-field) in [Queens](https://bliptext.com/articles/queens), New York City, the home of the [New York Mets](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-mets).\nThis was the first time that the Mets have hosted an [All-Star Game since 1964](https://bliptext.com/articles/1964-major-league-baseball-all-star-game), the team's inaugural season at [Shea Stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/shea-stadium), and the ninth time the All-Star Game was held in New York City.\nThe game was last held in New York City in [2008](https://bliptext.com/articles/2008-major-league-baseball-all-star-game), when the [original Yankee Stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/yankee-stadium-1923) hosted it in its final season before being demolished.\nIt was televised in the United States on [Fox](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-fox).\nThe American League [shut out](https://bliptext.com/articles/shutouts-in-baseball) the National League for the third time in [All-Star game history](https://bliptext.com/articles/list-of-major-league-baseball-all-star-game-winners); the National League has six shutouts.\nThis game marks the first time that there have been shutouts in consecutive All-Star games.\n\n# Host selection\nThe host site was reportedly to either be at [Nationals Park](https://bliptext.com/articles/nationals-park) in Washington, D.C., home of the [Washington Nationals](https://bliptext.com/articles/washington-nationals) or at Citi Field, the home of the Mets since 2009.\nThe official announcement was made on May 16, 2012, at [New York City Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-city-hall).\nThe Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.\n\n# Fan balloting\n\n## Starters\nBalloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4.\nFan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28.\nThe 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.\nThe results were announced on July 6.\n[Chris Davis](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-davis-baseball) was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while [Yadier Molina](https://bliptext.com/articles/yadier-molina) led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.\n\n## Final roster spot\nAfter the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the [All-Star Final Vote](https://bliptext.com/articles/all-star-final-vote) to determine the 34th and final player of each roster.\nThe online balloting was conducted from July 6 through July 11.\nThe winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves (NL).\n\n# Rosters\nPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the [National Baseball Hall of Fame](https://bliptext.com/articles/national-baseball-hall-of-fame).\n\n## American League\n\n## National League\n

Glen Perkins replaced Clay Buchholz on the roster due to injury.

Justin Masterson replaced Jesse Crain on the roster due to injury.

Matt Moore replaced Yu Darvish on the roster due to injury.

Denotes Final Vote Winner.

Chris Tillman replaced Justin Verlander on the roster due to Verlander's ineligibility to pitch.

Mark Melancon replaced Jeff Locke on the roster due to injury.

Sergio Romo replaced Jordan Zimmermann on the roster due to injury.

Brian McCann replaced Freddie Freeman on the roster due to injury.

Greg Holland replaced Hisashi Iwakuma on the roster due to Iwakuma's ineligibility to pitch.

Grant Balfour replaced Bartolo Colón on the roster due to Colon's ineligibility to pitch.

Edward Mujica replaced Adam Wainwright on the roster due to Wainwright's ineligibility to pitch.

Michael Cuddyer was selected to start for the National League as their designated hitter

\n\n\n# Game summary\n\n## Starters\n# [During his entrance in the 8th inning, Mariano Rivera received a standing ovation from both teams and the fans. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mariano///Rivera///ovation///at///2013///MLB///All-Star///Game.jpg]\n\n## Box score\n**Umpires**: Home Plate, [crew chief](https://bliptext.com/articles/umpire-baseball) – [John Hirschbeck](https://bliptext.com/articles/john-hirschbeck); First Base – [Wally Bell](https://bliptext.com/articles/wally-bell); Second Base – [Larry Vanover](https://bliptext.com/articles/larry-vanover); Third Base – [Paul Emmel](https://bliptext.com/articles/paul-emmel); Left Field – [Rob Drake](https://bliptext.com/articles/rob-drake); Right Field – [Chad Fairchild](https://bliptext.com/articles/chad-fairchild)\n**Weather**: Temperature: 90 F, clear; Wind: 9 [mph](https://bliptext.com/articles/miles-per-hour), in from left field\n**Time of Game**: 3:06\n**Attendance**: 45,186","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T11:40:30.378Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T11:40:30.378Z","search_vector":"'2013':1 'all-star':5 'basebal':4 'game':8 'leagu':3 'major':2 'star':7","search_content":" \n \n**Year:** 2013 \n**Visitor:** [**American League**](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-league) \n**Top 1:** 0 \n**Top 2:** 0 \n**Top 3:** 0 \n**Top 4:** 1 \n**Top 5:** 1 \n**Top 6:** 0 \n**Top 7:** 0 \n**Top 8:** 1 \n**Top 9:** 0 \n**Visitor R:** 3 \n**Visitor H:** 9 \n**Visitor E:** 0 \n**Home:** [National League](https://bliptext.com/articles/national-league-baseball) \n**Bot 1:** 0 \n**Bot 2:** 0 \n**Bot 3:** 0 \n**Bot 4:** 0 \n**Bot 5:** 0 \n**Bot 6:** 0 \n**Bot 7:** 0 \n**Bot 8:** 0 \n**Bot 9:** 0 \n**Home R:** 0 \n**Home H:** 3 \n**Home E:** 0 \n**Date:** July 16, 2013 \n**Venue:** [Citi Field](https://bliptext.com/articles/citi-field) \n**City:** [Queens](https://bliptext.com/articles/queens), New York City \n**Visitormanager:** [Jim Leyland](https://bliptext.com/articles/jim-leyland) \n**Visitormanagerteam:** [DET](https://bliptext.com/articles/detroit-tigers) \n**Homemanager:** [Bruce Bochy](https://bliptext.com/articles/bruce-bochy) \n**Homemanagerteam:** [SF](https://bliptext.com/articles/san-francisco-giants) \n**Mvp:** [Mariano Rivera](https://bliptext.com/articles/mariano-rivera) \n**Mvpteam:** [NYY](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-yankees) \n**Anthem:** \"[The Star Spangled Banner](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-star-spangled-banner)\" performed [Candice Glover](https://bliptext.com/articles/candice-glover) \n**Television:** [Fox](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-fox) ([United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states)) [MLB International](https://bliptext.com/articles/mlb-international) (International) \n**Tv Announcers:** [Joe Buck](https://bliptext.com/articles/joe-buck), [Tim McCarver](https://bliptext.com/articles/tim-mccarver), [Ken Rosenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/ken-rosenthal) and [Erin Andrews](https://bliptext.com/articles/erin-andrews) (Fox) [Gary Thorne](https://bliptext.com/articles/gary-thorne) and [Rick Sutcliffe](https://bliptext.com/articles/rick-sutcliffe) (MLB International) \n**Radio:** [ESPN](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-espn-radio) \n**Radio Announcers:** [Jon Sciambi](https://bliptext.com/articles/jon-sciambi) and [Chris Singleton](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-singleton-baseball) \n**Attendance:** 45,186 \n**Firstpitch:** [Tom Seaver](https://bliptext.com/articles/tom-seaver) \n \n\n# \nThe **2013 [Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-all-star-game)** was the 84th edition of the [Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-all-star-game).\nIt was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at [Citi Field](https://bliptext.com/articles/citi-field) in [Queens](https://bliptext.com/articles/queens), New York City, the home of the [New York Mets](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-mets).\nThis was the first time that the Mets have hosted an [All-Star Game since 1964](https://bliptext.com/articles/1964-major-league-baseball-all-star-game), the team's inaugural season at [Shea Stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/shea-stadium), and the ninth time the All-Star Game was held in New York City.\nThe game was last held in New York City in [2008](https://bliptext.com/articles/2008-major-league-baseball-all-star-game), when the [original Yankee Stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/yankee-stadium-1923) hosted it in its final season before being demolished.\nIt was televised in the United States on [Fox](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-league-baseball-on-fox).\nThe American League [shut out](https://bliptext.com/articles/shutouts-in-baseball) the National League for the third time in [All-Star game history](https://bliptext.com/articles/list-of-major-league-baseball-all-star-game-winners); the National League has six shutouts.\nThis game marks the first time that there have been shutouts in consecutive All-Star games.\n\n# Host selection\nThe host site was reportedly to either be at [Nationals Park](https://bliptext.com/articles/nationals-park) in Washington, D.C., home of the [Washington Nationals](https://bliptext.com/articles/washington-nationals) or at Citi Field, the home of the Mets since 2009.\nThe official announcement was made on May 16, 2012, at [New York City Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-city-hall).\nThe Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.\n\n# Fan balloting\n\n## Starters\nBalloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4.\nFan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28.\nThe 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.\nThe results were announced on July 6.\n[Chris Davis](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-davis-baseball) was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while [Yadier Molina](https://bliptext.com/articles/yadier-molina) led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.\n\n## Final roster spot\nAfter the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the [All-Star Final Vote](https://bliptext.com/articles/all-star-final-vote) to determine the 34th and final player of each roster.\nThe online balloting was conducted from July 6 through July 11.\nThe winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves (NL).\n\n# Rosters\nPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the [National Baseball Hall of Fame](https://bliptext.com/articles/national-baseball-hall-of-fame).\n\n## American League\n\n## National League\n Glen Perkins replaced Clay Buchholz on the roster due to injury. \n Justin Masterson replaced Jesse Crain on the roster due to injury. \n Matt Moore replaced Yu Darvish on the roster due to injury. \n Denotes Final Vote Winner. \n Chris Tillman replaced Justin Verlander on the roster due to Verlander's ineligibility to pitch. \n Mark Melancon replaced Jeff Locke on the roster due to injury. \n Sergio Romo replaced Jordan Zimmermann on the roster due to injury. \n Brian McCann replaced Freddie Freeman on the roster due to injury. \n Greg Holland replaced Hisashi Iwakuma on the roster due to Iwakuma's ineligibility to pitch. \n Grant Balfour replaced Bartolo Colón on the roster due to Colon's ineligibility to pitch. \n Edward Mujica replaced Adam Wainwright on the roster due to Wainwright's ineligibility to pitch. \n Michael Cuddyer was selected to start for the National League as their designated hitter \n \n\n# Game summary\n\n## Starters\n# [During his entrance in the 8th inning, Mariano Rivera received a standing ovation from both teams and the fans. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mariano///Rivera///ovation///at///2013///MLB///All-Star///Game.jpg]\n\n## Box score\n**Umpires**: Home Plate, [crew chief](https://bliptext.com/articles/umpire-baseball) – [John Hirschbeck](https://bliptext.com/articles/john-hirschbeck); First Base – [Wally Bell](https://bliptext.com/articles/wally-bell); Second Base – [Larry Vanover](https://bliptext.com/articles/larry-vanover); Third Base – [Paul Emmel](https://bliptext.com/articles/paul-emmel); Left Field – [Rob Drake](https://bliptext.com/articles/rob-drake); Right Field – [Chad Fairchild](https://bliptext.com/articles/chad-fairchild)\n**Weather**: Temperature: 90 F, clear; Wind: 9 [mph](https://bliptext.com/articles/miles-per-hour), in from left field\n**Time of Game**: 3:06\n**Attendance**: 45,186","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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