Surprise!!! Surprise!!! The American League won another All-Star Game besting the National League 5-2 at Coors Field in Denver. It is their 8th straight win. The NL last won the Midsummer Classic in 2012 in Kansas City. Of course, the NL went 14 years between All-Star Game wins so this is nothing new to them.
While much of the focus was on Los Angeles Angels' budding superstar Shohei Ohtani both pitching and hitting in the All-Star Game, the star of the game was Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. who hit a towering home run in the 3rd and drove in another run in the 5th. It was enough to earn him All-Star Game MVP becoming the youngest player to ever win the honor. The Guerreros are the third father-son combo to hit HRs in the All-Star Game along with Bobby and Barry Bonds as well as Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr.
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino also homered for the AL. Vlady's teammate Marcus Semien had a RBI single as did Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts. The NL got their two runs on a solo HR by Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto in the 5th while San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado scored on a passed ball in the sixth.
I did not watch the game on TV (as I do not have one). I don't think I missed much. I didn't like the silly league uniforms the teams wore rather than their own. Nor did I enjoy seeing Fernando Tatis, Jr. talk to the FOX broadcasters as Vlad, Jr. went deep.
Next year, the proceedings will take place at Dodger Stadium where they were to take place in 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will mark the first time Dodger Stadium has hosted the Midseason Classic since 1980.
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