The Atlanta Braves will host the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that Truist Park will be the site for the Midsummer Classic in two seasons.
The Braves revealed the news to their fans on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.
“We are thrilled that Major League Baseball has awarded the 2025 All-Star Game to the Atlatna Braves!” the team boasted in a press release. “This will be an exciting and unique opportunity to showcase all that our organization, our partners, and our city have to offer.”
Atlanta was in line to host the Midsummer Classic a few years ago. Due to issues regarding Georgia’s voting laws, MLB moved the game in 2021 from Atlanta to Denver and Coors Field.
This will be the Braves’ fourth All-Star Game that the team has hosted and the first at Truist Park. In 2000, the team hosted the annual event at Turner Field. Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees won the MVP Award, while James Baldwin of the Chicago White Sox was the winning pitcher.
In 1972, Atlatna hosted its first All-Star Game at Atlanta Stadium. Joe Morgan won the MVP Award, and New York’s Tug McGraw was the winning pitcher for the NL.
2024’s All-Star Game will occur at Globe Life Field in Dallas, hosted by the Texas Rangers. Then, in 2026, it stays in the NL East, as the Philadelphia Phillies will host at Citizens Bank Park.
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