2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game


The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 84th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Citi Field in Queens, New York City, the home of the New York Mets. This was the first time that the Mets have hosted an All-Star Game since 1964, the team's inaugural season at Shea Stadium, and the ninth time the All-Star Game was held in New York City. The game was last held in New York City in 2008, when the old Yankee Stadium hosted it in its final season before being demolished. It was televised in the United States on Fox.
The American League shut out the National League for the seventh time in All-Star game history, marking the first time that there have been shutouts in consecutive All-Star games.

Host selection

The host site was reportedly to either be at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., home of the Washington Nationals or at Citi Field, the home of the Mets since 2009. The official announcement was made on May 16, 2012 at New York City Hall. The Mets unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game on August 7, 2012.

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4. Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 and ended on June 28. The top vote-getters at each position and the top three among outfielders, were named the starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 6. Chris Davis was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while Yadier Molina led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.

Final roster spot

After the rosters were revealed, 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 6 through July 11. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves.

Rosters

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

American League

PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CJason CastroAstros1
CSalvador PérezRoyals1
1BPrince FielderTigers5
2BJason KipnisIndians1
2BDustin PedroiaRed Sox4
2BBen ZobristRays2
3BManny MachadoOrioles1
SSJhonny PeraltaTigers2
OFNelson CruzRangers2
OFAlex GordonRoyals1
OFTorii HunterTigers5
DHEdwin EncarnaciónBlue Jays1

PlayerTeamAll-Star Games
Grant BalfourAthletics1
Clay BuchholzRed Sox2
Brett CecilBlue Jays1
Bartolo ColónAthletics3
Jesse CrainWhite Sox1
Steve DelabarBlue Jays1
Greg HollandRoyals1
Félix HernándezMariners4
Hisashi IwakumaMariners1
Justin MastersonIndians1
Matt MooreRays1
Joe NathanRangers6
Glen PerkinsTwins1
Mariano RiveraYankees13
Chris SaleWhite Sox2
Max ScherzerTigers1
Chris TillmanOrioles1
Justin VerlanderTigers6
Yu DarvishRangers2

National League

PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CBuster PoseyGiants2
CBrian McCannBraves7
1BPaul GoldschmidtDiamondbacks1
1BAllen CraigCardinals1
1BFreddie FreemanBraves1
2BMatt CarpenterCardinals1
2BMarco ScutaroGiants1
3BPedro ÁlvarezPirates1
SSEverth CabreraPadres1
SSJean SeguraBrewers1
OFDomonic BrownPhillies1
OFCarlos GómezBrewers1
OFAndrew McCutchenPirates3

PlayerTeamAll-Star Games
Madison BumgarnerGiants1
Aroldis ChapmanReds2
Patrick CorbinDiamondbacks1
José FernándezMarlins1
Jason GrilliPirates1
Matt HarveyMets1
Clayton KershawDodgers3
Craig KimbrelBraves3
Cliff LeePhillies4
Jeff LockePirates1
Mark MelanconPirates1
Edward MujicaCardinals1
Sergio RomoGiants1
Adam WainwrightCardinals2
Travis WoodCubs1
Jordan ZimmermannNationals1


  1. Glen Perkins replaced Clay Buchholz on the roster due to injury.
  2. Justin Masterson replaced Jesse Crain on the roster due to injury.
  3. Matt Moore replaced Yu Darvish on the roster due to injury.
  4. Denotes Final Vote Winner.
  5. Chris Tillman replaced Justin Verlander on the roster due to Verlander's ineligibility to pitch.
  6. Mark Melancon replaced Jeff Locke on the roster due to injury.
  7. Sergio Romo replaced Jordan Zimmermann on the roster due to injury.
  8. Brian McCann replaced Freddie Freeman on the roster due to injury.
  9. Greg Holland replaced Hisashi Iwakuma on the roster due to Iwakuma's ineligibility to pitch.
  10. Grant Balfour replaced Bartolo Colón on the roster due to Colon's ineligibility to pitch.
  11. Edward Mujica replaced Adam Wainwright on the roster due to Wainwright's ineligibility to pitch.
  12. Michael Cuddyer was selected to start for the National League as their designated hitter

Game summary

Starters

Box score

Umpires: Home Plate, crew chief — John Hirschbeck; First Base — Wally Bell; Second Base — Larry Vanover; Third Base — Paul Emmel; Left Field — Rob Drake; Right Field — Chad Fairchild
Weather: Temperature:, clear; Wind: 9 mph, in from left field
Time of Game: 3:06
Attendance: 45,186