MLB announces Mets as 2013 All-Star host

By Ronald Blum

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, May 16 2012 9:56 a.m. MDT

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FILE- In tis April 5, 2010, file photo, New York Mets' fans celebrate after the Mets' David Wright hit a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field in New York. A person familiar with the announcement says Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday, May 16, 2012, that the New York Mets will host the 2013 All-Star game at Citi Field. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, May 15, because MLB did not reveal the purpose of Wednesday's news conference at City Hall in New York.

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Summary

Major League Baseball has announced the 2013 All-Star game will be hosted by the New York Mets at Citi Field.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has announced the 2013 All-Star game will be hosted by the New York Mets at Citi Field.

The announcement was made Wednesday during a news conference at City Hall with baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The game will be July 16, 2013.

Baseball decided at least four years ago that the Mets would host the game at the ballpark, which opened in 2009, but held off an announcement until it reached agreements with the city and agencies for All-Star services and related events, such as the FanFest.

The Mets last hosted the All-Stars in 1964, the year Shea Stadium opened. The game was last in New York in 2008, the final season of old Yankee Stadium.

Kansas City is host of this year's game, and the 2014 game is expected to be played at Minneapolis' Target Field.

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