The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 81st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game will be held on July 13, 2010, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the home of the American League Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and will be telecast on Fox in the USA with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in the broadcast booth. It will mark the third All-Star Game hosted by the city of Anaheim, California, which previously hosted the game in 1967 and 1989. Since 2003, the winning team has earned home field advantage for the World Series.

 

New rules

The 2010 All-Star Game marks the first time major changes will take place since the 2003 change handing home field in the World Series to the winning league. The designated hitter becomes a permanent fixture of the game regardless of site. Whereas fans will vote the starter in, as they have done in previous years when an American League city has hosted the game, the National League's manager will name their DH before the game. Other changes include having the rosters of each league team increase to 34 players. Pitchers who started the regular season game on the Sunday immediately before the game become ineligible to pitch in the game, and will be replaced. As with any player who is ineligible or unable to play, they will still be recognized as an All-Star. Finally, a modified re-entry rule also makes its debut this year. In addition to the existing injured catcher rule, the manager is now allowed to select one position player to re-enter a game in the event that the last available position player at any position is injured.

 

Related events

* The All-Star Fan Fest, a quasi museum/theme park, will be held from July 8 through 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center across the street from Disneyland. July 8 will be reserved for media and VIP, while the public opening will be on July 9.
* The Pepsi All-Star Concert will be held at a site TBA on July 10.
* The Sirius XM Radio All-Star Futures Game and Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game are scheduled for July 11 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. In addition, the second annual 5K Charity Run and Fun Walk will be held that morning. ESPN 2 will televise the Futures game, while ESPN will tape the Legends and Celebrity softball game for a later telecast.
* The Gatorade Workout Day and State Farm Home Run Derby will also take place at Angel Stadium on July 12. MLB Network will telecast the Workout Day events, while ESPN will televise the Home Run Derby live.
* The Chevrolet All-Star Red Carpet Parade will take place on the morning of the event. It has been reported that Disneyland's Main Street USA will host the event. MLB Network will telecast the Parade on a delayed tape basis.

 

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