2018 MLB All Star Travel Packages
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MLB All Star Event Information
2018 All-Star Game:
The 2018 MLB All-Star game is being hosted at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Nationals Park has been the home of MLB’s Washington Nationals since 2008. The ballpark is located near Washington, DC's Navy Yard neighborhood along the Anacostia River.
All-Star Weekend Format:
The MLB All-Star game pits the best players from baseball’s American League and National League against each other. The winner of MLB All-Star game no longer receives home field advantage for their respective league in the World Series. World Series home field is now determined by individual team record. Previously in the 2017 All-Star game in Miami, the American League defeated the National League 2-1. The 2017 ASG MVP was awarded to the Seattle Mariners Robinson Cano.
The weekend includes multiple festivities ranging from the actual All-Star game itself, all the way to the Home-Run Derby held the night before. Other events also include the All-Star Futures game held on All-Star Sunday and the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball game.
Nationals Park:
This year’s MLB All-Star game is hosted out of the home of the Washington Nationals, Nationals Park. Unique features of the ballpark include a unique playing surface that mixes various grasses, including Kentucky Bluegrass and Midnight Star, to generate a premium playing surface. The dirt in the ballpark's infield is also imported from Maryland. Nationals Park was distinctly designed to replicate the architexture and neighborhoods of the DC area. With this in mind the park is designed to highlight many of DC's unique neighborhoods as you traverse the concourses of the park.
While exploring Nationals Park you will begin to notice the numerous great views from the park's seats including sightlines that include the US Capital Building, Washington Monument, and National Cathedral. The ballpark also holds a full service restuarant in center field, the Budweiser Brew House, which serves as a great place to get a bite to eat while at the ballgame. Keep your ears open for one more unique feature of the park, a submarine horn that sounds after every Nationals homerun!
What to do in the local area?
Washington DC is a cultural capital of the world with many cultural institutions that are worth visiting. Local favorites of the area include the Smithsonian which is a dedicated group of museums containing numerous pieces of historical relevance. Other notable landmarks include the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam War Memorial, and the National Mall.
You can also visit the other professional sports teams in the area including the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards who both reside in the Verizon Center in downtown DC.
