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  • 7 new All-Stars announced as replacements

    Seven players -- the Rays' Chris Archer, the Mariners' Robinson Cano, the Astros' Chris Devenski, the Twins' Brandon Kintzler, the Blue Jays' Roberto Osuna, the Tigers' Justin Upton and the Dodgers' Alex Wood -- are headed to the 2017 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as replacements for those unable to participate in the 88th Midsummer Classic.

  • Turner, Moose ace Finals! JT votes set record

    Two third basemen won the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote on Thursday for the first time in the competition's 16-year history, as top vote-getter Justin Turner of the Dodgers and Mike Moustakas of the Royals were added to the rosters.

  • Play Ball Park hosts nation's top young teams

    While the sport's brightest stars wrap up the season's first half before heading to South Florida for Tuesday night's 2017 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, the future of the game got a head start on Thursday.

  • Latin legends to be honored at All-Star Game

    Major League Baseball will celebrate the best Latin American-born baseball players in the history of the sport prior to the 88th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday at Marlins Park in Miami, here in the gateway to Latin America. The honorees will include Hall of Famers from MLB and the Negro Leagues.

  • MLB, Marlins help out local Boys & Girls Clubs

    All-Star Week officially got underway at the high edge of the Everglades and amidst miles and miles of rustling sugar cane. "HER SOIL IS HER FORTUNE," reads the motto on Belle Glade's large sign greeting visitors, a reminder of how this town rose out of swampland a century ago.

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  • ASG coaching staffs, umpiring crew set

    On Thursday, Terry Francona and Joe Maddon announced their coaching staffs for the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Marlins Park, which is set for Tuesday, and their selections give the dugouts a championship feel.

  • Rising All-Stars! Elite players Miami-bound

    The results are in, and Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is set with two rosters full of the sport's elite. The voting results for the 88th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, set for Tuesday, July 11, at Marlins Park in Miami, were revealed Sunday, and the American and National Leagues will be represented by a brilliant collection of veteran luminaries, late bloomers and intriguing young upstarts.

  • Kershaw makes tough decision to miss ASG

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ace Clayton Kershaw will make his next start on Sunday, which would take him out of pitching in the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on July 11.

  • Former Marlins dedicate revamped teen center

    Charles Johnson and Juan Pierre had to get used to the modern jerseys with the word "Miami" on them, but they slipped the home Marlins attire on with world champions' pride and spent part of Thursday afternoon talking to kids about their own successes and the limitless possibilities that anyone can have with a little help.

  • All-Star Week initiatives to serve community

    MLB and the Marlins released the 2017 All-Star Week youth and community initiatives schedule on Wednesday, including All-Star Legacy projects that will be unveiled throughout the week, starting from Thursday and lasting through Tuesday night.

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  • With Trout out, Betts to start All-Star Game

    Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts, who had the fourth-most votes among AL outfielders, will start in place of injured Angels star Mike Trout.

  • Trout to miss ASG while rehabbing thumb

    Mike Trout won't participate in All-Star festivities, the Angels announced, as the slugger will continue his rehab from thumb surgery.

  • Next man up: 12 players worthy of ASG trips

    There's just no getting this All-Star team thing exactly right, is there? That's the beauty of it.

  • Catching up with the 1993 Marlins

    Catching up with four members of the 1993 Marlins provides a lot more than an update on their lives or nostalgia for the good old days of teal and black uniforms. As it turns out, all four have made sure that baseball remained a major part of their lives, and their memories of shared experiences as trailblazers in South Florida fills them with pride.

  • DYK: Facts to know about All-Star rosters

    The rosters for the 88th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, set for Tuesday, July 11, at Marlins Park in Miami, feature a collection of elite talent, ranging from veteran mainstays returning to the Midsummer Classic to up-and-coming stars making their first appearances.

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  • Conine, Perez to lead ASG Red Carpet parade

    Grand marshals Jeff Conine and Tony Perez will lead the MLB All-Star Teams through the streets of Miami in slow-moving red, white and blue Chevrolet Silverado and Colorado vehicles on the afternoon of July 11 as part of the 13th annual MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show Presented by Chevrolet.

  • Moncada, Rosario highlight loaded Futures Game rosters

    The 2017 All-Star Game festivities, like they have every year since 1999, get rolling with the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. The prospect-laden exhibition takes place on Sunday, July 9 at Marlins Park in Miami at 4 p.m. ET. On Thursday, the rosters for the 19th edition of the game were announced.

  • Stanton, Yelich, Prado are All-Star Ambassadors

    Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Martin Prado, three of the most popular players on the Marlins, will be front and center during All-Star festivities.

  • Gone in a Flash

    This should have been Jose Fernandez's All-Star Game. In ways no one wanted to imagine, it still will be.

  • Sano to participate in Home Run Derby

    After already clubbing a career-best 18 home runs -- and counting -- before the All-Star break, Twins third baseman Miguel Sano is ready to put his power on display on a national stage.

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  • Players vote on must-see Derby participants

    One of the aspects we love about the T-Mobile Home Run Derby is how much the players themselves love it. You see them gathered in foul territory -- some toting their tots, others capturing their vantage point with their cameras, all of them basking at awe at what their All-Star peers are accomplishing in that breathtaking batting-practice battle.

  • Stanton to defend Home Run Derby crown

    Fans of the long ball, rejoice: Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will be back to defend his Home Run Derby crown, and he'll do so in his home park.

  • Award-winning artists to headline MLB All-Star fan events

    Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Jon and Latin Grammy Award-winning reggaeton star Don Omar will be joining fans at the 2017 All-Star Week. Lil Jon will perform at the first-ever Electric Run MLB All-Star 5k, presented by Nike on July 8. Don Omar will take the stage at MLB All-Star Zumba® on July 9.

  • Votto reportedly open to joining Derby

    A four-time All-Star, Joey Votto has never participated in a Home Run Derby. But the Reds' first baseman said he'd be open to taking part this year if asked, according to Cincinnati.com, although only if he made the All-Star team. This year's T-Mobile Home Run Derby takes place in Miami on July 10, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

  • Renteria, Johnson to manage in Futures Game

    Edgar Renteria and Charles Johnson, members of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins, are returning to Miami to manage the World Team and U.S. Team, respectively, during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 9 at Marlins Park.

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  • Miami set to host All-Star Youth Classic

    Twelve youth baseball and softball teams representing various organizations, including one founded by Marlins manager Don Mattingly, will participate in the ninth annual All-Star Youth Classic during next month's MLB All-Star Week in Miami.

  • All-Star celeb game to feature Miami stars

    Major League Baseball has announced the first wave of participants of the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on July 9 at Marlins Park, and it will have a Miami flavor, with hometown stars including Dascha Polanco, Jencarlos Canela, William Levy, Ivan Rodríguez, Andre Dawson, Al Leiter and Benito Santiago.

  • FanFest and All-Star Sunday Tickets

    Tickets for MLB All-Star FanFest and All-Star Sunday are on sale now! Enjoy five days of FanFest fun, featuring All-Star Legends, autograph sessions and hands-on activities. On Sunday, catch the upcoming stars in the Futures Game, followed by the always entertaining Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.

  • All-Star Sunday adds Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez giveaway

    To celebrate the Hall of Fame induction year of Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, the first 10,000 fans through the gates at Marlins Park on All-Star Sunday will receive a commemorative All-Star bobblehead of Pudge in a pose simulating on of the most iconic moments in Marlins history - during the Marlins' 2003 World Series championship run when he enthusiastically held up the baseball after the NLDS-clinching play at home plate.

  • 5K, Zumba give All-Star Week a Miami touch

    All-Star Week will have a distinctive Miami flair, starting with a nighttime Electric Run MLB All-Star 5K presented by Nike on July 8 and MLB All-Star Zumba featuring Beto Perez the next morning.

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  • Conine, Perez named All-Star ambassadors

    Marlins special assistants to the president Jeff Conine and Tony Perez on Friday were named MLB All-Star Ambassadors for the 2017 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, set for July 11 at Marlins Park.

  • Crush homers in Home Run Derby

    Batter up in MLB.com Home Run Derby 17 featuring double the ballparks, new gear and your favorite MLB.com Home Run Derby stars!

  • Marlins, MLB commit $5M to All-Star Legacy

    The Marlins and Major League Baseball announced Monday they are contributing more than $5 million to the 2017 All-Star Legacy program to assist baseball-related initiatives in Greater Miami and nationally.

  • Players reflect on Cleveland's past All-Star Game glory

    Sandy Alomar Jr. remembers how the stadium shook. He remembers feeling like he was floating around the bases as the baseball disappeared into the left-field bleacher seats. In the last All-Star Game in Cleveland, Alomar gave Indians fans a hometown hero and an historic home run that lifted the American League to victory.

  • Back where it belongs: Cleveland rocks '19 All-Star Game

    Things have been happening here. And Friday, when Commissioner Rob Manfred named Progressive Field the host site for the 2019 All-Star Game, was another day to indulge this city's comeback, to celebrate its ascension and assertion on the national stage.

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  • Cleveland to host 2019 All-Star Game

    The Indians enjoyed a renaissance on the field last season, returning to the World Series for the first time in nearly two decades. As a city, Cleveland has also been experiencing a turnaround with a downtown revitalization that mirrors what has taken place at Progressive Field.

  • Upton added as AL All-Star replacement

    Justin Upton is an All-Star after all. The Tigers' left fielder was added to the American League roster on Friday, his reward for a quietly strong first half in the middle of Detroit's lineup.

  • Archer added to AL All-Stars

    Chris Archer was named as a replacement on the American League team for Tuesday's All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, Major League Baseball announced on Friday.

  • Heart procedure sidelines Francona for ASG

    Indians manager Terry Francona underwent a heart procedure on Thursday and will not manage the American League in Tuesday's All-Star Game in Miami. He is recovering at the Cleveland Clinic and is expected to rejoin the Indians after the All-Star break.

  • Commissioner's Town Hall set for Monday

    For the 17th consecutive year, All-Star Week will include a Town Hall Meeting with the Commissioner of Baseball, broadcast exclusively on MLB.com.

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  • Bogaerts finishes second in Final Vote

    Xander Bogaerts' Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote campaign fell short on Thursday, when the Red Sox shortstop finished second in the American League balloting to Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas.

  • All-Stars receive star on Walk of Fame

    MLB's All-Star Game may not be until next Tuesday, but the stars are already aligning in downtown Miami.

  • Andrus finishes 4th in AL Final Vote

    Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, whose wife, Cori, gave birth to Elvis Emilio on Thursday morning, finished fourth in the American League balloting for the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote.

  • DC makes push, but no Final Vote for Rendon

    The Nationals made one final push to send Anthony Rendon to the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. Rendon was in third place in the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote ballot's second update Wednesday. So the club's Twitter account posted about Rendon all day Thursday, the final day of voting, using the "#VoteRendon" hashtag, which counted toward his vote total. But the Nationals' efforts came up short, as Rendon finished in third place.

  • LoMo finishes 5th in AL Final Vote

    Logan Morrison's 24 homers entering Thursday are tied for fourth in MLB, but it wasn't enough to help lift him in the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote, as the Rays first baseman finished fifth in the AL balloting.

  • Gregorius finishes 3rd in AL Final Vote race

    Didi Gregorius' colorful campaign for the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote, which included giving people in New York free subway rides, came up short on Thursday, when the Yankees' shortstop finished third in the AL balloting.

  • Fans urged to be careful buying All-Star tickets

    The city of Miami is known to rise to the occasion when it comes to putting on major events, and with the All-Star Game festivities set to begin, officials are encouraging fans to participate but also show caution, especially when it comes to purchasing tickets.

  • Stanton looms large in downtown Miami

    Marlins four-time All-Star right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is now a larger-than-life figure. In preparation for the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, Stanton's image is displayed on the side of the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami.

  • Phillies' track record in Midsummer Classic

    July means Major League Baseball takes a break and plays the All-Star Game, a tradition that began 81 years ago in Chicago.

  • Sale available to start Midsummer Classic

    John Farrell said he hadn't spoken to American League All-Star manager Terry Francona, as the Red Sox manager wants to let his Indians counterpart's phone stop "ringing off the hook" before calling to discuss how Francona might use the Red Sox's All-Stars.

  • Nats' 5 All-Stars excited to share experience

    Each of the five Nationals players who were named All-Stars on Sunday have participated in the event before, so they weren't shy when sharing their favorite part about the weekend during their press conference Monday.