MLB announced on Friday that All-Star Game won’t take place in 2020 due to ongoing health crisis. This will be the first time that the game is canceled since 1945.
The 2020 MLB All-Star game was set to take place on July 14th at Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was supposed to be only the second All-Star game hosted by Dodgers and first since 1980.
However, with coronavirus pandemic both delaying and reducing the 2020 season, the league decided it was best not to organize All-Star festivities this year. It remains unclear whether the selection will still take place.
Dodgers will now get to host the 2022 MLB All-Star game, while the 2021 edition is set to take place in Atlanta.
“Once it became clear we were unable to hold this year’s All-Star festivities, we wanted to award the Dodgers with the next available All-Star Game, which is 2022,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement. “I want to thank the Dodgers organization and the city of Los Angeles for being collaborative partners in the early stages of All-Star preparation and for being patient and understanding in navigating the uncertainty created by the pandemic.”
So far, 90 All-Star Games have been played since the first game in 1933. American League has the overall lead over National League, with the overall record standing at 45–43–2. AL also has an active seven-game winning streak.
