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2016 All-Star Game Parade

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On Wednesday Major League Baseball announced the 12th annual pregame Red Carpet Parade through the streets of Downtown San Diego. It should be comparable to last year’s parade in Cincinnati (http://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/sports/2015-all-star-game/2015/07/14/scenes-from-the-all-star-parade/30146985/).

The parade will begin at Noon on Tuesday, July 12, beginning at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. At the front of the parade will be convertibles carrying all the members of the National League and American League All-Star teams. The parade will advance through the streets of San Diego all the way to Petco Park. The frontrunners of the parade will be the Grand Marshals, Dave Winfield and Trevor Hoffman.

According to San Diego newspapers, parking will be very difficult. The MLB and Padres encourage fans to use public transportation. There will be free park-and-ride lots along the Trolley and Coaster lines, this includes 5,000 spaces at Qualcomm Stadium.

If you’re unable to make the parade but still want to watch, the MLB Network is televising the event and will show it at 1 p.m. and it will be simulcast on MLB.com.

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2016 Futures Game Rosters

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This week saw the release of the 2016 All-Star Futures Game rosters.  For those unfamiliar with the Futures Game, it is an annual baseball game hosted by MLB.  It began in 1999, a team of minor league baseball prospects from the United States plays against a team of prospects from other countries.  It is played each year as a part of the festivities of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.  If you’re looking for a little more information on each player, then this article from Baseball America will be helpful as it gives background info on each player.

There has been a good deal of media coverage already.  Most cities cover individuals from their team’s organization.  ESPN has already released their list of players they consider to be missing from the lineups.  MLB.com boasts that this year’s Futures Game is “teeming with top prospects.”

The Futures Game will take place on All-Star Sunday at Petco Park.  The game is at 4 p.m. PT and it can be watched on MLB Network.

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Today is the Last Day of ASG Voting & Voting Updates

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If you haven’t yet voted or if you want to get one last vote in, then today is your last day.  The ballot can be found on MLB’s official site.  A ballot can also be accessed via text.  To receive a ballot simply text “VOTE” to 89269 (USA) or “101010” (Canada). Or text “VOTA” for a ballot in Spanish.  The final vote count will be announced next week.  For those interested in following the fan discussion, be sure to keep tabs on the Twitter trend #ASGWorthy.

Before casting your ballot you may want to look at the final voting updates released earlier this week.  Your vote could make a big difference as there are several tight races.  For example, the Chicago Cubs currently have every infield position in the race.  Or consider Molina (Cardinals) and Posey (Giants) who are separated by only about 5,000 votes with balloting ends tomorrow.  If you have questions about voting, the process, or the game you may want to read the MLB’s FAQ guide for ASG voting.

To join the discussion or follow key updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter.

ASG Weekly Roundup: June 20th – 24th

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Weekend (June 18th-19th):

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ASG Weekly Roundup: June 6th – 10th

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Here is this week’s news and discussion relating to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

Weekend (6/4-6/5):

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2016 MLB All-Star Game Voting Update #1

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This week Major League Baseball released the first wave of 2016 All-Star Game voting results.  There are several points of conflict between the analysis in our first All-Star Game Voting Guide and the initial vote totals, which should come as no surprise given that the voting is done by fans, who are known to play favorites or vote for familiar names.

For the American League, Brian McCann leads in WAR, WPA, and RE24 (as of the publication of our voting guide) yet is not leading the race for catcher.  The same goes for Chris Davis at first base.  As for the National League, Daniel Murphy leads all three statistical categories yet trails in the NL voting for second base.  At third base, Jake Lamb and Nolen Arenado lead the stats yet neither is in the lead with votes.  In the outfield, Ryan Braun leads two of three categories in LF, but is not in the top three outfielders thus far. [Read more…]

ASG Weekly Roundup: May 30th – June 3rd

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Here is this week’s news and discussion relating to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

Weekend (5/28-5/29):

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ASG Weekly Roundup: May 23 – 27, 2016

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Here is this week’s news and discussion relating to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

Weekend (5/21-5/22):

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Stance and MLB to Debut Official Socks for 2016 All-Star Game

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For the first time, Major League Baseball has an official sock sponsor, having reaching a multi-year deal with Stance.  Starting with this year’s All-Star Game and continuing on a more widespread basis for the 2017 season, every sock worn on the field by MLB players will be from Stance’s new Fusion Baseball line.  Stance’s collection features four different styles (Memorial, Diamond, Legends, Stadium) available for each team, potentially providing a variety of additional uniform combinations for MLB teams.

The official Twitter announcement from Stance:

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