Latest Major League Baseball All-Star Game Stories
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars take the field tonight on FOX, Pepsi MAX is announcing an All-Star roster of its own - the fan-selected Pepsi MAX MLB Field of Dreams American League (AL) and National League (NL) teams comprised of some of baseball's greatest legends. Baseball fans across the country voted for their favorite MLB legends on the Pepsi MAX MLB Field of Dreams AL and NL ballots earlier this year at...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of baseball's premier power hitters stepped to the plate tonight to support State Farm and Major League Baseball's® (MLB) effort to go to bat for charity, raising $615,000 during the 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium. Capping off a night of tape-measure long balls, Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers knocked-off Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays in the Championship Round to join the elite class of...
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, JULY 10: FIRST BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME Profile America -- Tuesday, July 10th. Major league baseball takes a pause in its regular schedule today to play its 83rd all-star game. This year's event is being held in Kansas City. The first midsummer all-star game was played on July 6,...
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, State Farm and Major League Baseball (MLB) are rallying fans to swing for the fences to benefit outstanding charitable organizations. Fans can support causes that make a difference in communities across the nation through the Go to Bat program, an online, charitable giving initiative driven by a commitment State Farm makes to helping communities "get to a better state." Fans can win a VIP trip for two to...
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm and Major League Baseball® (MLB), with the help of eight All-Star sluggers, will knock one out of the park for local Kansas City chapters of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) at the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 9 at Kauffman Stadium. The Derby pairs returning champion and American League captain Robinson Cano, National League captain Matt Kemp and their teams of home run hitters with eight local youths...
NEW YORK, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball fans have begun the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Firestone (#FinalVote) where they left off after breaking records across the board during balloting for the elected starters - a record-setting start - by casting 19.1 million online votes for the 10 candidates. That mark was 13.7% higher than last year through 42 hours. With more than two days of online voting remaining until balloting closes at 4 p.m. (EDT) on...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When hungry baseball fans descend on Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium for the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, many will have a chance to speak with an All-Star, without leaving the comfort of their seat. The 2012 All-Star Game will showcase the league's best in-seat vendors, who will make the trip from their hometown ballparks, to serve the fans in the stands. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110907/PH63208LOGO )...
NEW YORK, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fan balloting for the 17 elected starting position players in the 83rd All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday, July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, ended last night with the record-setting conclusion of the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot on MLB.com and the 30 Club websites. With many of the races undetermined entering the final week of online balloting, fans cast their votes at rates never seen before in the All-Star Game MLB.com...
NEW YORK, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than 12 hours remaining for fans to cast online votes through the All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot, campaigning for their favorite players continues to trend at all-time highs - highlighted by yesterday's record-breaking 3.8 million online ballots cast. Over the past two days alone, 6.7 million ballots have been cast online at MLB.com and the 30 Club websites in an unprecedented close to the races for the 17 starting positions in the...
NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball fans continued to vote in record fashion on MLB.com and tightened the closest races for the 17 starting positions in the 83rd All-Star Game by casting more than 2.9 million ballots yesterday, the second-highest one-day total in All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot history. The fan turnout - which was the highest single-day total since the final day of balloting in 2008 - has left many races up for grabs as online voting at MLB.com and the 30...
