2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 85th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of the Minnesota Twins.[1][2] This was the third All-Star Game played in the Twin Cities; Metropolitan Stadium hosted the game in 1965, while the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome hosted the game in 1985. It was televised in the United States on Fox as part of a new eight-year deal. In preparation for the game the Twin Cities' transit company, MetroTransit, completed the new METRO Green Line light-rail between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul, and began service on June 14, 2014.[3]

2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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DateJuly 14, 2014
VenueTarget Field
CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
Managers
MVPMike Trout (LAA)
Attendance41,048
Ceremonial first pitchRod Carew
TelevisionFox (United States)
MLB International (International)
TV announcersJoe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews (Fox)
Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJon Sciambi and Chris Singleton

Host selection

The Chicago Cubs were the only other team that made a bid for hosting the 2014 All-Star Game.[4] Typically the leagues alternate hosts every year, except for 2005, 2007, 2015, and 2016, which were hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres, respectively. With 2014 being the American League's turn, Chicago made a bid hoping an exception would be made for the National League Cubs in order to honor the centennial of Wrigley Field (which last hosted an All-Star Game in 1990).[5]

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2014 All-Star Game starters began online April 23 and ended on July 2. The 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. The results were announced on July 6.

Final roster spot

After the rosters were finalized, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 34th and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 5 through July 9.

Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos.
American League National League
Dallas Keuchel Astros P Casey McGehee Marlins 3B
Corey Kluber Indians P Justin Morneau Rockies 1B
Rick Porcello Tigers P Anthony Rendon Nationals 2B
Garrett Richards Angels P Anthony Rizzo Cubs 1B
Chris Sale White Sox P Justin Upton Braves OF

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Salvador Perez was named starter in place of Matt Wieters due to injury.[6]
  2. ^ Kurt Suzuki was named as the roster replacement for Wieters.[6]
  3. ^ Jeff Samardzija was elected as a member of the Cubs, but was traded to the Athletics on July 4.
  4. ^ Kyle Seager was named as a replacement for Edwin Encarnación due to injury.
  5. ^ Koji Uehara was named as a replacement for Masahiro Tanaka due to injury.
  6. ^ Erick Aybar was named as a replacement for Alex Gordon due to injury.
  7. ^ Miguel Montero was named as a replacement for Yadier Molina due to injury.
  8. ^ Jonathan Lucroy was named starter in place of Yadier Molina due to injury.
  9. ^ Ian Kinsler was named as a replacement for Víctor Martínez due to injury.
  10. ^ Henderson Alvarez was named as a replacement for Jordan Zimmermann due to injury.
  11. ^ Fernando Rodney was named as a replacement for David Price due to Price starting on Sunday.
  12. ^ Alfredo Simon was named as a replacement for Johnny Cueto due to Cueto starting on Sunday.
  13. ^ Tim Hudson was named as a replacement for Madison Bumgarner due to Bumgarner starting on Sunday.
  14. ^ Tyler Clippard was named as a replacement for Julio Teheran due to Teheran starting on Sunday.
  15. ^ Huston Street was named as a replacement for Tyson Ross due to Ross starting on Sunday.
  16. ^ Julio Teheran was named as a replacement for Jeff Samardzija due to him being traded to the Oakland Athletics.
#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

Game summary

Starting lineup
NationalAmerican
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Andrew McCutchenPiratesCF1Derek JeterYankeesSS
2Yasiel PuigDodgersRF2Mike TroutAngelsLF
3Troy TulowitzkiRockiesSS3Robinson CanóMariners2B
4Paul GoldschmidtDiamondbacks1B4Miguel CabreraTigers1B
5Giancarlo StantonMarlinsDH5José BautistaBlue JaysRF
6Aramis RamírezBrewers3B6Nelson CruzOriolesDH
7Chase UtleyPhillies2B7Adam JonesOriolesCF
8Jonathan LucroyBrewersC8Josh DonaldsonAthletics3B
9Carlos GómezBrewersLF9Salvador PérezRoyalsC
 Adam WainwrightCardinalsP Félix HernándezMarinersP

The American League took a 3–0 lead in the first inning on a Derek Jeter double, a Mike Trout triple and a Miguel Cabrera home run. The NL scored two runs in the second with three consecutive hits by Aramis Ramírez, Chase Utley and Jonathan Lucroy against Jon Lester. Lucroy tied the game at three in the fourth with another RBI double. The American League took a 5–3 lead in the 5th on a Trout double and a José Altuve sacrifice fly. The lead held up and the AL won by the score of 5–3.[7] The host team's battery -- Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins and catcher Kurt Suzuki -- took the field for the top of the ninth and Perkins earned the save.

Box score
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:19 pm (CDT)
Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota[8]
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Starting pitchers:
NL: Adam Wainwright
AL: Félix Hernández
WP: Max Scherzer (1–0)   LP: Pat Neshek (0–1)   Sv: Glen Perkins (1)
Home runs:
NL: none
AL: Miguel Cabrera (1)

Umpires:Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom (crew chief); First Base - Jeff Nelson; Second Base - Bob Davidson; Third Base - Scott Barry; Left Field - Todd Tichenor; Right Field - Vic Carapazza
Weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy; Wind: 11 mph, in from left field
Time of Game: 3:13
Attendance: 41,048

See also

References
  1. "Minnesota Twins to host 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field – ESPN Los Angeles". Espn.go.com. August 29, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. 2014 All Star Game Headed To Target Field
  3. "Metropolitan Council – June 14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line". Metrocouncil.org. January 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  4. Twins might get 2014 All-Star Game
  5. "Cubs to bid for 2014 All-Star Game". ESPN. October 31, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  6. "2014 All-Star Game Rosters announced". mlb.com. July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. "AL-Americans: Jeter, Trout spark victory". MLB.com.
  8. "American 5, National 3". MLB.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
External video
2014 All-Star Game on YouTube
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