2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Upcoming All-Star baseball game
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The 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game is scheduled to be played on July 14, 2026. The game will be televised nationally by Fox. The game will be hosted by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will be held to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.[2]
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| Teams | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 14, 2026 |
| Venue | Citizens Bank Park |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Managers | |
| Television | Fox (U.S.) SportsNet (Canada, simulcast on MLB International) |
| TV announcers | Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox) TBA (SportsNet/MLB International) |
| Radio | ESPN [1] |
| Radio announcers | Karl Ravech, Doug Glanville, and Tim Kurkjian |
Background
Host selection
The Philadelphia Phillies were awarded the game on April 16, 2019. This will be the fourth time that the Phillies will host an All-Star Game, but the first since moving to Citizens Bank Park in 2004; the previous games were in 1952 at Shibe Park and in 1976 and 1996 at Veterans Stadium.[3] The Philadelphia Athletics had also hosted the All-Star Game at Shibe Park, in 1943.[4]
The All-Star Game logo was unveiled on July 18, 2025, prior to the Phillies' home game against the Los Angeles Angels, with the presence of the Philadelphia City Council, Phillies executives and former Phillies players. The logo features the Liberty Bell with the MLB Batter logo on top and the host city and year on the bottom.[5]
Roster selections
The starting rosters for each league's position players plus designated hitter (DH) were determined by fan balloting, which was conducted in two phases. Since 2022, the first-phase top vote-getter for each league automatically received a spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters for every other non-pitching position and DH advanced to the second phase of voting. There are normally six finalists for the three outfield positions in each league, except when an outfielder is the top vote-getter, in which case there are four finalists for the remaining two outfield positions. Voting does not carry over between phases.[6]
First-phase voting is currently being held from June 3 through June 25, and second-phase voting will be held from June 29 through July 2. All voting will be conducted online, at MLB.com or via the MLB app.[7]