2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Explained

Year:2014
Visitor:National League
Top1:0
Top2:2
Top3:0
Top4:1
Top5:0
Top6:0
Top7:0
Top8:0
Top9:0
Visitor R:3
Visitor H:8
Visitor E:1
Home:American League
Bot1:3
Bot2:0
Bot3:0
Bot4:0
Bot5:2
Bot6:0
Bot7:0
Bot8:0
Bot9:X
Home R:5
Home H:7
Home E:0
Date:July 15, 2014
Venue:Target Field
City:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Visitormanager:Mike Matheny
Visitormanagerteam:STL
Homemanager:John Farrell
Homemanagerteam:BOS
W:Max Scherzer 1-0
L:Pat Neshek 0-1
Sv:Glen Perkins 1
Mvp:Mike Trout
Mvpteam:LAA
Anthem:Instrumental rendition of "O Canada"
"The Star Spangled Banner" performed by Idina Menzel
Television:Fox (United States)
MLB International (International)
Tv Announcers:Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews (Fox)
Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International)
Radio:ESPN
Radio Announcers:Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
Attendance:41,048
Firstpitch:Rod Carew
Umpires:Gary Cederstrom, Jeff Nelson, Bob Davidson, Scott Barry, Todd Tichenor, Vic Carapazza

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]

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 2006, 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.

PlayerTeamPos.PlayerTeamPos.
American LeagueNational League
Dallas KeuchelAstrosPCasey McGeheeMarlins3B
Corey KluberIndiansPJustin MorneauRockies1B
Rick PorcelloTigersPAnthony RendonNationals2B
Garrett RichardsAngelsPAnthony RizzoCubs1B
Chris SaleWhite SoxPJustin UptonBraves[Outfielder|OF |} ==Rosters== Players in ''italics'' have since been inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]].

American League

+Elected starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
C3
1B9
2B6
3B1
SSDerek Jeter 14
OF5
OF3
OF4
DH3
+Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
C2
C1
C1
1B1
1B1
2B2
2B4
3BAdrián Beltré 4
3B1
SS1
SS1
OF1
OF1
OF2
DH2
DH5
+Pitchers
PlayerTeamAll-Star Games
Dellin Betances1
Mark Buehrle5
3
1
5
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
2
1
1

National League

+Elected starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
C6
1B2
2B6
3B3
SS4
OF4
OF2
OF1
DH2
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
+Pitchers
PlayerTeamAll-Star Games
1
2
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2

  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.
  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
1 1 SS
2 2 LF
3 3
4 4 1B
5 5 RF
6 6 DH
7 7 CF
8 8 3B
9 9 C
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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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Twins to host 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field – ESPN Los Angeles . Espn.go.com . 2012-08-29 . 2014-02-19.
  2. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/167606645.html?refer=y 2014 All Star Game Headed To Target Field
  3. Web site: Metropolitan Council – June 14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line. Metrocouncil.org. 2014-01-22. 2014-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202170404/http://metrocouncil.org/News-Events/Transportation/News-Articles/June14,-2014-Grand-opening-for-METRO-Green-Line.aspx. February 2, 2014. dead.
  4. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/137233078.html Twins might get 2014 All-Star Game
  5. Web site: Cubs to bid for 2014 All-Star Game. ESPN. 2009-10-31. 12 July 2015.
  6. Web site: 2014 All-Star Game Rosters announced . mlb.com . 2014-07-06 . 2014-07-07.
  7. Web site: AL-Americans: Jeter, Trout spark victory. MLB.com.

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