MLB All-Star Game

MLB All Star Event Information

2021 All-Star Game:

The 2021 MLB All-Star game is being hosted at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Truist Park has been the home of MLB’s Atlanta Braves since 2017. The ballpark is located in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia.
 
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 2019 All-Star game at Progressive Field in Cleveland, the American League defeated the National League 4-3. The 2019 ASG MVP was awarded to the Cleveland Indians Shane Bieber.
 
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.

Truist Park:
 
This year’s MLB All-Star game is hosted out of the home of the Atlanta Braves, Truist Park. Truist Park was constructed recently in 2017. It was originally named SunTrust Park, but was changed to Truist Park in 2020. Truist Park is known for its use of brick. The brick resembles patterns popular in the Southeast and gives the ball park a look of timelessness.

What to do in the local area?

There are countless possibilities of what to do when you are in Atlanta. Some of the city's biggest attractions are the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame, State Farm Arena, and Mercedes Benz Stadium. Mercedes Benz Stadium is the home of the Atlanta Falcons, and State Farm Arena is the home of the Atlanta Hawks! Both beautiful stadiums for sports fans!