The wait continues for the All-Star Game to return to Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs haven’t held the Midsummer Classic at their historic ballpark since 1990, with all however two groups — the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays — internet hosting since then. Six groups have acquired two All-Star Games in that span: the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged the Cubs’ curiosity in bringing an All-Star Game to Wrigley throughout a information convention with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday in Seattle. Manfred stated the Atlanta Braves, who final hosted in 2000, are among the many groups within the combine for the 2025 All-Star Game, and Wrigley Field and Boston’s Fenway Park additionally may very well be in play.
“The level of interest in our clubs in hosting an All-Star Game is really, really high,” Manfred stated. “As time goes by we’re going to look, targeted on preserving monitor of when a recreation was final there, and attempt to get again to locations the place we haven’t been in a extremely very long time.
“(Wrigley) was 1990 — I think it was my first one. That’s a long time.”
The 2025 All-Star Game is the subsequent to be awarded, whereas the 2026 recreation will probably be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Next yr’s recreation is at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com