Toronto Blue Jays front runners to host the 2028 All-Star Game
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are reportedly the "front-runners" to host the 2028 MLB All-Star Game, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
The Philadelphia Phillies are hosting the 2026 edition, while the Chicago Cubs will host in 2027 at the legendary Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves are hosting this week's All-Star festivities.
Nightengale noted that the Cubs will officially announce their 2027 hosting duties on July 30. It will be Wrigley Field's fourth time hosting the All-Star Game, the most among any MLB venue in history. Fenway Park and Angel Stadium have each hosted the event three times.
Baltimore has hosted the All-Star Game just twice in MLB history (1958, 1993), while Toronto has only hosted once, back in 1991.
New York City has hosted the most times in the sport (nine), followed by Chicago (2027 will be its eighth time) and Cleveland (six).
Camden Yards is considered one of the nicer stadiums in baseball, making it a potential idyllic grounds for the event, while Toronto has gone 34 years without a hosting gig and is certainly due.
It wouldn't be a surprise if the city that didn't win the bid in 2028 became the frontrunner for 2029.
As for the game itself, the American League currently holds the advantage in the series over the National League by a tight 48-44-2 margin but has won 10 of the last 11 matchups and 22 of the past 27 contests.
If the Blue Jays are awarded the game, it would be the second time their current home ballpark has hosted the Midsummer Classic.
The first came back in 1991 when the Rogers Centre was named the SkyDome.
In that All-Star Game, Cal Ripken Jr. was named the MVP after the American League side won 4-2, with the legendary shortstop hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the third inning that scored Rickey Henderson and Wade Boggs.
Toronto is one of the Major League cities that's hosted this event the fewest times.
They are tied with Montreal, Oakland, Phoenix and Miami at one, with St. Petersburg being the only city to never host the Midsummer Classic.
It will be interesting to see what the MLB decides to do for the 2028 All-Star Game.
Choosing to go across the border or back east will be an intriguing decision for them to make.
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