2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game#Controversies

The Baltimore Orioles were also in line for hosting the game. Former commissioner Bud Selig said that Baltimore was a prime candidate to host the event, but the Padres ended up with the game.{{cite news|last=Connolly|first=Dan|title=MLB officially awards 2016 All-Star Game to Padres, not Orioles|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-mlb-awards-san-diego-the-2016-all-star-game-20150115-story.html|access-date=June 24, 2016|work=The Baltimore Sun|publisher=Tribune Publishing|date=January 15, 2015}} Petco Park opened in 2004 and hosted the 2006 World Baseball Classic championship round. Because National League parks had been selected to host four straight games from 2015–2018, skipping an American League park in 2016 and 2018 in the traditional alternating system,{{cite news|title=American League Will Be Home Team in 2016 All-Star Game|url=http://www.gaslampball.com/2015/2/13/8035035/american-league-will-be-home-team-in-2016-all-star-game|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=February 13, 2015}} the AL team was designated as the home team.

Balloting for the 2016 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on June 30. The top vote-getters at each position (including the designated hitter for the American League) and the top three among outfielders, were named the starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 5. Salvador Pérez was the leading vote-getter with 4,965,838 votes.{{cite web|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|title=All-Star rosters packed with dynamic talent|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2016-mlb-all-star-game-rosters-announced-c188071682|website=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|access-date=July 5, 2016|date=July 5, 2016|archive-date=July 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712024805/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/188071682/2016-mlb-all-star-game-rosters-announced/|url-status=live}}

After the rosters are finalized, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 34th and final player of each roster. The online balloting was conducted from July 5 through July 8. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Michael Saunders of the American League's Toronto Blue Jays and Brandon Belt of the National League's San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Mark|title=Belt, Saunders take Final Vote to All-Star Game|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-belt-michael-saunders-win-final-vote-c188692862|website=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|access-date=July 8, 2016|location=San Diego|date=July 8, 2016|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709010109/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/188692862/brandon-belt-michael-saunders-win-final-vote/|url-status=live}}

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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1. {{Note label|A|A|none}}Corey Kluber was named as the roster replacement for Marco Estrada due to injury.
2. {{Note label|B|B|none}}Aledmys Díaz was named as the roster replacement for Matt Carpenter due to injury.
3. {{Note label|C|C|none}}Bartolo Colón was named as the roster replacement for Madison Bumgarner due to Bumgarner starting on Sunday.
4. {{Note label|D|D|none}}Max Scherzer was named as the roster replacement for Stephen Strasburg due to Strasburg just recently coming off of the DL.
5. {{Note label|E|E|none}}Carlos González was named starter in place of Dexter Fowler due to injury.
6. {{Note label|F|F|none}}Jay Bruce was named as the roster replacement for Dexter Fowler.
7. {{Note label|G|G|none}}Marcell Ozuna was named starter in place of Yoenis Céspedes due to injury.
8. {{Note label|H|H|none}}Starling Marte was named as the roster replacement for Yoenis Céspedes.
9. {{Note label|I|I|none}}Drew Pomeranz was named as the roster replacement for Noah Syndergaard due to injury.
10. {{Note label|J|J|none}}Aaron Sanchez was named as the roster replacement for Craig Kimbrel due to injury.
11. {{Note label|K|K|none}}José Quintana was named as the roster replacement for Danny Salazar due to injury.

:#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).

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The NL got off to a quick start against Chris Sale when Kris Bryant homered in the top of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, the AL got to Johnny Cueto when Eric Hosmer homered to left to tie the game. Two batters later, Salvador Pérez hit a two-run shot to give the AL a 3–1 lead.

In the bottom of the third, after walking, David Ortiz was replaced by Edwin Encarnación and left the field to a standing ovation in his final all-star game. The AL would tack on another run in this inning when Hosmer hit an RBI single off José Fernández, driving in Encarnacion to give the AL a 4–1 lead. The NL shrunk the lead with an RBI single by Marcell Ozuna in the top of the fourth off Aaron Sanchez. However, this would be all the runs scored in the game, as the National League stranded 10 baserunners throughout the game.

In the top of the eighth, the NL loaded the bases, but could not capitalize when Aledmys Díaz struck out looking against Will Harris to end the frame. In the ninth, Zach Britton got Nolan Arenado to ground into a double play to secure the 4–2 victory for the American League.{{cite news|last=Blum|first=Ronald|title=MVP Hosmer, Perez lift AL to All-Star win, Series home field|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9a3cd70c1b3249caac03ffa80e0029a2/hosmer-perez-lift-al-4-2-all-star-win-series-home-field|access-date=July 13, 2016|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP News|date=July 13, 2016|location=San Diego}}{{cite web|last=Cassavell|first=AJ|title=Kan Diego: RoyALs power All-Star win|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/al-wins-fourth-straight-all-star-game-over-nl-c189449972|access-date=July 13, 2016|work=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|date=July 13, 2016|location=San Diego|archive-date=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714152642/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/189449972/al-wins-fourth-straight-all-star-game-over-nl/|url-status=live}}

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| Date = Tuesday, July 12, 2016

| Time = 5:21{{nbsp}}pm (PDT)

| Location = Petco Park in San Diego, California,{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Steve|title=American League holds off National League to win All-Star Game|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/07/12/american-national-league-al-nl-all-star-game-world-series/87017264/|access-date=July 13, 2016|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=July 13, 2016|location=San Diego}}

| Compact = no

| Other = {{convert|72|F|C}}, clear and windy

| Road = National League|RoadAbr=NL

| R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=10|RE=1

| Home = American League|HomeAbr=AL

| H1=0|H2=3|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=8|HE=1

| RSP = Johnny Cueto

| HSP = Chris Sale

| WP = Corey Kluber (1–0)

| LP = Johnny Cueto (0–1)

| SV = Zach Britton (1)

| RoadHR = Kris Bryant (1)

| HomeHR = Eric Hosmer, Salvador Pérez (1)

| Attendance = 42,386   Time: 3:05

| Umpires = Home Plate – Mike Winters; First Base – Kerwin Danley; Second Base – Marty Foster; Third Base – Bill Welke; Left Field – Adrian Johnson; Right Field – Dan Bellino; Replay Official – Sam Holbrook{{cite press release|title=SDSU Alums to Umpire All-Star Game at Petco Park|url=http://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2016/07/08/sdsu-alums-umpire-star-game-petco-park/|publisher=Times of San Diego|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}

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Prior to the game, The Tenors performed the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada". As in many previous years, the performance of the Canadian anthem was replaced in the Fox broadcast in the United States with commercial break of the Fox broadcast prior to the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a performance by Rachel Platten, but it was carried on ESPN Radio in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada.

During a solo, group member Remigio Pereira altered the lyrics to "O Canada" to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement, singing "We're all brothers and sisters, all lives matter to the great", and holding up a sign on cardboard reading "ALL LIVES MATTER". The English lyric normally sung at that point is "With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong and free;" however the remainder of the lyrics sung were in keeping with the official bilingual (English-French) version. Later that evening, Pereira, a co-founder of the group, was denounced by the group as a "lone wolf", leading to an announcement that he would not be performing with The Tenors until further notice, and eventually removed permanently from the group.{{cite news|title='Lone wolf' Tenor Remigio Pereira apologizes for altering O Canada|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tenor-remigio-pereira-apology-1.3680842|access-date=July 17, 2016|work=CBC News|agency=The Canadian Press|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=July 15, 2016}}{{cite news|last=Furdyk|first=Brent|title=The Tenors 'shattered' by 'O Canada' controversy: 'It's been a living nightmare'|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2824891/the-tenors-shattered-by-o-canada-controversy-its-been-a-living-nightmare/|access-date=July 17, 2016|work=Global News|publisher=Corus Entertainment|date=July 14, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Tenor causes stir by working 'All Lives Matter' statement into 'O Canada' at All-Star Game|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17030389/tenor-causes-stir-working-all-lives-matter-statement-o-canada-asg|access-date=July 17, 2016|work=ESPN News Services|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=July 13, 2016|location=San Diego}}

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