Summary:
- Location:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date:
- July 14, 2015
- Outcome:
- American League 6, National League 3
- MVP:
- Mike Trout, Angels
- Notable Records/Firsts:
- First time a pitcher struck out the side on 10 pitches or less (Jacob deGrom); First back-to-back MVP (Mike Trout)
- Noteworthy Storylines:
- Kansas City ballot stuffing; Todd Frazier voting campaign; Home Run Derby format change; Pete Rose allowed to participate in festivities
- Official Website
- http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2015/index.jsp
Preparations:
- 01/23/13 – Wish Granted: Reds to Host 2015 All-Star Game (MLB)
- 07/15/14 – Bud Selig: Reds Can Include Pete Rose in All-Star Game festivities (Sports Illustrated)
- 05/12/15 – Frazier named All-Star Game ambassador (MLB)
- 05/22/15 – Manfred: Pete Rose’s All-Star Game role depends on Pete (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- 05/28/15 – All-Star FanFest to include Hall of Famers, Reds greats (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- 07/03/15 – Here’s who should be in the 2015 MLB All Star Game (SB Nation – The Good Phight)
- 07/11/15 – MLB All-Star Weekend 2015: Schedule, events, TV coverage and streaming (SB Nation)
- 07/13/15 – MLB All-Star Game will show the sport has gotten younger — and better (Washington Post)
- 07/15/15 – MLB All-Star Week: Event schedule (The Tennessean)
FanFest and Other Festivities:
- 07/07/15 – What to expect from the Cincinnati MLB All-Star fanfest (Dayton Daily News)
- 07/10/15 – 14 things you need to know about All-Star FanFest (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- 07/10/15 – All-Star FanFest welcomes thousands of baseball fans in advance of game (WLWT)
- 07/10/15 – Fans young and old loving 2015 All-Star Game FanFest (WCPO)
- 07/11/15 – FanFest draws crowds as Cincinnati’s All-Star spotlight shines (Bizjournal.com)
- 07/12/15 – All-Star Game Festivities (Fox Sports)
- 07/15/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: How to attend FanFest (FanSided MLB All-Star)
Home Run Derby:
- Winner:
- Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
- Runner-Up:
- Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers
- 07/12/15 – Home Run Derby 2015: Format, Start Time, Live Stream, TV Schedule and More (Bleacher Report)
- 07/13/15 – ESPN predicts Home Run Derby winner (ESPN)
- 07/13/15 – Home Run Derby 2015: Time, TV channel, format (Sporting News)
- 07/13/15 – Home Run Derby Five-Minute Guide: Everything you need to know (Sports Illustrated)
- 07/13/15 – Home Run Derby 2015 results: Hometown hero Todd Frazier takes the championship (SB Nation)
- 07/13/15 – Home Run Derby 2015: Todd Frazier wins – as it happened (The Guardian)
- 07/13/15 – MLB Home Run Derby 2015: Grading Every Contestant (Bleacher Report)
- 07/13/15 – MLB Home Run Derby 2015: Prediction, Updated Betting Odds, Preview For All-Star Competition (International Business Times)
- 07/13/15 – Todd Frazier’s 2015 Home Run Derby win by the numbers (NewJersey.com)
- 07/14/15 – 2015 MLB Home Run Derby Sees TV Ratings Increase On ESPN (Forbes)
- 07/14/15 – Albert Pujols gave us the most heartwarming moment of the Home Run Derby (USA Today)
- 07/14/15 – MLB Home Run Derby 2015: Results and Round-by-Round Recap (Bleacher Report)
All-Star Game Coverage:
- Cincinnati Enquirer complete coverage.
- 07/10/15 – In-the-Know: 2015 All-Star Game schedule of events (WLWT)
- 07/10/15 – Sports Illustrated’s 2015 MLB All-Star Game coverage (Sports Illustrated)
- 07/11/15 – MLB All-Star Weekend 2015: Schedule, events, TV coverage and streaming (SB Nation)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Time, TV guide (USA Today)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Time, TV channel (Sporting News)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Time, TV schedule, lineups and more (SB Nation)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Start Time, TV Channel, Live Stream Info For American League vs. National League (Business Insider)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Schedule and More (Bleacher Report)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star game 2015: Live stream, FOX TV schedule, AL/NL lineups, starting pitchers (MassLive.com)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: Live Stream, Radio Broadcast and Preview (HNGN)
- 07/14/15 – Pete Rose Joins FOX Broadcast Team For MLB All-Star Game Coverage (NESN)
- 07/14/15 – Vin Scully narrates opening of Fox’s MLB All-Star Game TV broadcast (SB Nation)
All-Star Game Analysis & Opinion:
- 07/14/15 – All Star Game 2015: American League Wins, Mike Trout’s Home Run Highlights MVP Performance (International Business Times)
- 07/14/15 – American League Wins 2015 MLB All-Star Game 6-3: Analysis (Wall Street Journal)
- 07/14/15 – MLB All-Star Game 2015: The 2015 BtBS NL All-Star Reserves! (Beyond the Box Score)
- 07/15/15 – All-Star MVP Mike Trout proves he’s already living legend (USA Today)
- 07/15/15 – Mike Trout, Prince Fielder lead AL to All-Star Game win (USA Today)
Photos & Video:
- Instagram #ASG2015 Photo Stream (Instagram)
- Images: The 86th MLB All-Star Game (Daily Herald)
- 2015 MLB All-Star Game (ESPN Photo Gallery)
- 2015 MLB All-Star Game (USA Today)
- MLB Photo Gallery (MLB)
- Photo gallery: MLB All-Star Game (Kansas City Star)
- 2015 MLB All-Star Game (NewsDay)
- Gallery: MLB All Star Game (NWI.com)
- SVG Photo Gallery: Live From MLB All-Star 2015 (SVG)
- Photos MLB All-Star Game (LA Times)
- MLB All-Star Game: AL 6, NL 3 (Chicago Tribune)
- Photo Gallery: 2015 MLB All-Star Game (NewsOK)
- Top Out-of-the-ordinary MLB All-Star Game Moments (Fox Sports)
Further Discussion:
- 07/10/15 – Fan voting alone shouldn’t determine MLB All-Star starters (SB Nation)
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