The 92nd MLB All-Star Game is set for Tuesday, July 19 on FOX, with the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting for the first time in more than 40 years.
A detail shot of an All-Star base on the field prior to the MLB-USA Baseball High School All-American Game at Dodger Stadium on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Dodger Stadium had been scheduled as the site in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the schedule and the game was canceled. Last year’s game was played in Denver. From Friday through Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier and nearby beach, fans can attend free events that include instructional youth baseball and softball, a daily yoga class and baseball-themed sand sculptures. Batting and pitching cages will be set up on the pier. MLB joined Heal the Bay to stage a beach cleanup on July 16.
Capitalizing on the 42 years since they hosted, the Dodgers will be honoring Jackie Robinson, who wore No. 42 when heBlack major leaguers who predate Jackie Robinson