List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters
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The following is a list of the American radio and television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Major League Baseball All-Star Game over the years.
Television
=2020s=
==Notes==
- On July 3, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game scheduled to be held in Los Angeles would not be played due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will instead host in 2022.{{cite web |last=Gurnick |first=Ken |date=April 11, 2018 |title=Dodger Stadium to host 2020 All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodger-stadium-to-host-2020-all-star-game/c-271774496 |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=July 3, 2020 |title=All-Star Game canceled; Dodgers to host in 2022 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-all-star-game-canceled-dodgers-to-host-in-2022 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}
- The 2021 game was originally scheduled to be played at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA, home of the Atlanta Braves. However, because of a new voter suppression bill being passed in Atlanta, Major League Baseball relocated the game, the 2021 Home Run Derby, and the 2021 MLB draft (a new addition to the All-Star festivities) to Denver.{{Cite web|title='21 All-Star Game, Draft moved from Atlanta|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-all-star-game-draft-relocated|access-date=April 2, 2021|website=MLB.com}}
=2010s=
==Notes==
- The 2010 All-Star Game marked the first time the annual game would be shown in 3D. Kenny Albert and Mark Grace were the announcers for the 3D broadcast.
=2000s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s) ! Field reporter(s) ! Pregame host(s) ! Pregame analyst(s) |
| 2009
|Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals |Fox |Ken Rosenthal, Chris Rose, and Eric Karros |
| 2008
|Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees |Fox |Ken Rosenthal, Kevin Kennedy, and Eric Karros |Jeanne Zelasko and Chris Rose |Kevin Kennedy and Eric Karros |
| 2007
|AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants |Fox |Ken Rosenthal, José Mota, and Eric Byrnes |Kevin Kennedy and Eric Karros |
| 2006
|Fox |Ken Rosenthal, José Mota, and Eric Byrnes |
| 2005
|Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers |Fox |{{N/A}} |
| 2004
|Minute Maid Park, Houston Astros |Fox |{{N/A}} |
| 2003
|U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox |Fox |{{N/A}} |
| 2002
|Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers |Fox |{{N/A}} |
| 2001
|Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners |Fox |Tim McCarver and Steve Lyons |
| 2000
|NBC{{YouTube|title=2000 All-Star Game: The AL tops the NL, 6-3|id=GnvQ1XVEZTQ}} |Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker |Jim Gray and Jimmy Roberts | |
==Notes==
- In 2008, Fox went on the air at 7 p.m. Eastern Time with a special, one-hour "red carpet parade" show hosted by Jeanne Zelasko and Chris Rose. Also contributing to the program were reporters Mark Grace, Laura Okmin, and Charissa Thompson. This was followed by play-by-play man Joe Buck presiding over the pregame festivities (e.g. player introductions and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner") via the public address system.
- The British rights-holder for this game, five (now known as Channel 5) ended its coverage at 6 a.m. BST with the game still in the 12th inning. The network explained that it had a commitment to carry the children's show The Wiggles that it could not break. The situation is similar to the infamous "Heidi Game" on the U.S. network NBC in 1968.Mike Tirico, on-air comment on Tirico and Van Pelt, ESPN Radio, July 22, 2008. Tirico was in England to cover The Open Championship for ESPN on ABC.
=1990s=
==Notes==
- The 1990 All-Star Game from Chicago's Wrigley Field was marred by an approximately 68-minute rain delay during the top of the 7th inning.{{YouTube|title=1990 All-Star Game – AL 2, NL 0 – July 10, 1990 – CBS-TV – PART 3|id=OVxMG-57yDk}} In the meantime, CBS aired Rescue 911.{{cite news|title=Baseball's best pitch lacks marketing punch|date=July 13, 1995|first=Michael|last=Hiestand|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}
- For CBS' coverage of the 1992 All-Star Game, they introduced Basecam,{{cite news|date=July 7, 1992|title=NBC reconsiders schedule with Dream Team ratings|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}} a lipstick-size camera, inside first base.
- The 1992 All-Star Game on CBS was interrupted with coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
- In June 1993, CBS Sports' Lesley Visser suffered a jogging accident in New York's Central Park in which she broke her hip and skidded face-first across the pavement.{{cite news |date=July 25, 1993 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE: BROADCASTING; A Recuperating Visser Aims for NFL Opener |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/25/sports/sports-people-broadcasting-a-recuperating-visser-aims-for-nfl-opener.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FSubjects%2FJ%2FJogging&pagewanted=print |newspaper=New York Times |page=10, Section 8 |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=1993-08-06 |title=Visser Sits and Waits, and Loves Doing Both |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-06-sp-21040-story.html |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} She required reconstructive plastic surgery on her face and in 2006, she required an artificial hip replacement. She missed the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to the accident. In Visser's place in the meantime, came Jim Kaat.
- The 1994 All-Star Game marked NBC's first broadcast of a Major League Baseball game since Game 5 of the 1989 National League Championship Series on October 9. It also marked the inaugural broadcast of "The Baseball Network", which was a short-lived (lasting through the conclusion of the 1995 World Series), revenue-sharing joint venture between NBC, ABC, and Major League Baseball. The '94 All-Star game also was broadcast in Spanish on NBC's Secondary Audio Program. Boston Red Sox announcer Héctor Martínez and seven time All-Star Tony Pérez were the announcers for the occasion.
- The 1998 MLB All Star Game did not feature Bob Uecker, who was originally supposed to call the game with Bob Costas and Joe Morgan, but he left NBC Sports due to back problems.{{Cite web |last=Hirsley |first=Michael |date=1998-06-02 |title=UECKER QUITS; NBC WON’T REPLACE HIM |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/06/02/uecker-quits-nbc-wont-replace-him/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=By |date=1998-07-07 |title=If shots against Costas hit home, NBC also will suffer its lumps |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/07/07/if-shots-against-costas-hit-home-nbc-also-will-suffer-its-lumps/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}
=1980s=
==Notes==
- The 1981 All-Star Game is to date, the only one to be played on a weekend (Sunday night). The game was originally to be played on July 14, but it was cancelled due to the players' strike lasting from June 12 to July 31. It was then brought back as a prelude to the second half of the season, which began the following day.
- For NBC's 1983 All-Star Game coverage, Don Sutton was in New York City, periodically tracking pitches with the aid of NBC's "Inside Pitch" technology.
- In 1984, Jim Palmer only served as a between innings analyst{{cite book |last=Palmer; Maimon|first=Jim; Alan|title=Jim Palmer: Nine Innings to Success: A Hall of Famer's Approach to Achieving ...|date=June 2016|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwMuDAAAQBAJ&q=ABC|publisher=Triumph Books LLC|isbn=9781633194625}} for ABC's coverage.
- In {{baseball year|1985}}, NBC's telecast of the All-Star Game out of the Metrodome in Minnesota was the first program to be broadcast in stereo{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/our-history#decade_6|title=NBC debuts stereo sound at 1985 MLB All-Star Game|website=NBC Sports History Page}} by a TV network.
- Former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan (who had just left office) served as the color commentator instead of Tom Seaver (Vin Scully's normal NBC broadcasting partner at the time) for the first inning of the 1989 game.
=1970s=
==Notes==
- 1976 – The ABC team of Bob Prince, Bob Uecker, and Warner Wolf alternated roles for the broadcast. For the first three innings, Prince did play-by-play with Wolf on color commentary and Uecker doing field interviews. Uecker worked play-by-play with Prince on color, and Wolf did the interviews for the middle three innings. For the rest of the game, Wolf worked play-by-play with Uecker on color, and Prince did interviews.
- ABC aired Democratic National Convention coverage from roughly 7:30-8 p.m. EDT prior to the game and another half hour after the game.
=1960s=
==Notes==
- The 1967 All-Star Game in Anaheim can be considered the first "prime time" telecast{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/daytime-major-network-sports-telecasts.html |title=Daytime major network sports telecasts on weekdays |date=17 September 2013 |website=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=29 November 2013}} of a Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game started at approximately 7 p.m. on the East Coast. Sports Illustrated, noting that the game “began at 4 p.m. in California and ended at 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time,” reported “an estimated 55 million people watched the game, compared with 12 million viewers for the 1966 All-Star Game, played in the afternoon.”{{cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/08/21/scorecard|title=SCORECARD; Illuminating|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=August 21, 1967|page=9|access-date=July 5, 2022}}
- Buddy Blattner, broadcaster for the host California Angels, appeared briefly at the beginning of the NBC telecast to introduce viewers to Anaheim Stadium before moving to the NBC Radio booth for the game itself. Houston Astros announcer Gene Elston was used in the same role for the 1968 game at the Astrodome.
- The 1969 game was originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, July 22, but heavy rains forced its postponement to the following afternoon. The 1969 contest remains the last All-Star Game to date to be played earlier than prime time in the Eastern United States.
- Charlie Jones served as an "in-the-stands" reporter for NBC's coverage.
=1950s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year !Venue/Host team !Network |
| 1959 (1st game)
|Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Pirates |rowspan="2"|NBC |rowspan="2"|Mel Allen |
| 1959 (2nd game) |
| 1958
|Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Orioles |NBC |
| 1957
|Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Cardinals |NBC |
| 1956
|Griffith Stadium, Washington Senators |NBC |
| 1955
|County Stadium, Milwaukee Braves |NBC |
| 1954
|Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians |NBC |
| 1953
|Crosley Field, Cincinnati Reds |NBC |
| 1952
|Shibe Park, Philadelphia Phillies |NBC |
| 1951
|Briggs Stadium, Detroit Tigers |NBC |
| 1950
|Comiskey Park, Chicago White Sox |NBC |
==Notes==
- During the 1955 All-Star Game, NBC director Harry Coyle introduced the center field pitcher-batter camera shot to supplement the standard behind home-plate view. The angle allowed viewers to follow the ball from the pitcher's hand all the way into the catcher's mitt.
- The 1952 All-Star Game in Philadelphia was the first nationally televised All-Star Game, but it was shortened by rain.
- In 1950, the Mutual Broadcasting System acquired the television broadcast rights to the World Series and All-Star Game for the next six years. Mutual may have been reindulging in TV network dreams or simply taking advantage of a long-standing business relationship; in either case, the broadcast rights were sold to NBC in time for the following season's games at an enormous profit.
=1940s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network |
| 1949
|Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Dodgers |CBS |
| 1948
|Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns |KSD |Bob Ingham |
Radio
=2020s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Reporters ! Studio host |
| 2024
|Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2023
|T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |Kevin Winter |
| 2022
|Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2021
|Coors Field, Colorado Rockies |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |Kevin Winter |
| 2020
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic |
=2010s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s) ! Reporters ! Studio host |
| 2019
|Progressive Field, Cleveland Indians |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2018
|Nationals Park, Washington Nationals |ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2017
|ESPN |Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2016
|ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2015
|Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Reds |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2014
|Target Field, Minnesota Twins |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2013
|ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and Tim Kurkjian |
| 2012
|Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2011
|Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2010
|Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
=2000s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Reporter(s) ! Studio host |
| 2009
|Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2008
|Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2007
|AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2006
|ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2005
|Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2004
|Minute Maid Park, Houston Astros |ESPN |Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney |
| 2003
|U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox |ESPN |{{N/A}} |
| 2002
|Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers |ESPN |{{N/A}} |
| 2001
|Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners |ESPN |{{N/A}} |
| 2000
|ESPN |
=1990s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s) |
| 1999
|ESPN |
| 1998
|Coors Field, Colorado Rockies |ESPN |
| 1997
|Jacobs Field, Cleveland Indians |CBS |
| 1996
|Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies |CBS |
| 1995
|The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas Rangers |CBS |
| 1994
|Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh Pirates |CBS |
| 1993
|Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles |CBS |
| 1992
|Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Padres |CBS |
| 1991
|CBS |
| 1990
|CBS |
=1980s=
=1970s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s) |
| 1979
|CBS |
| 1978
|San Diego Stadium, San Diego Padres |CBS |
| 1977
|Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees |CBS |
| 1976
|Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies |CBS |
| 1975
|County Stadium, Milwaukee Brewers |NBC |
| 1974
|Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh Pirates |NBC |
| 1973
|Royals Stadium, Kansas City Royals |NBC |
| 1972
|Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta Braves |NBC |
| 1971
|Tiger Stadium, Detroit Tigers |NBC |
| 1970
|Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati Reds |NBC |
=1960s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s)/Secondary play-by-play |
| 1969
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington Senators |NBC |
| 1968
|NBC |Tony Kubek and Gene Elston |
| 1967
|Anaheim Stadium, California Angels |NBC |Tony Kubek and Buddy Blattner |
| 1966
|Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals |NBC |
| 1965
|Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota Twins |NBC |
| 1964
|NBC |
| 1963
|Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians |NBC |George Bryson |
| 1962 (1st game)
|D.C. Stadium, Washington Senators | rowspan="2" |NBC |
| 1962 (2nd game) |
| 1961 (1st game)
|Candlestick Park, San Francisco Giants | rowspan="2" |NBC |
| 1961 (2nd game) |
| 1960 (1st game)
|Municipal Stadium, Kansas City Athletics | rowspan="2" |NBC |
| 1960 (2nd game) |
=1950s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator/Secondary play-by-play |
| 1959 (1st game)
|Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Pirates | rowspan="2" |NBC |
| 1959 (2nd game) |
| 1958
|Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Orioles |NBC |
| 1957
|Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Cardinals |NBC |
| 1956 |
| 1955 |
| 1954 |
| 1953 |
| 1952 |
| 1951 |
| 1950 |
=1940s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s)/Secondary play-by-play |
| 1949 |
| 1948
|Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns |Jim Britt and France Laux |
| 1947 |
| 1946
|Jim Britt and Bill Corum |
| 1945
|colspan="4" align="center"|Not held because of World War II |
| 1944
|Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Pirates |Bill Slater and Bill Corum |
| 1943
|Shibe Park, Philadelphia Athletics |Red Barber and Bill Corum |
| rowspan="2" |1942
|Polo Grounds, New York Giants (first game; July 6) | rowspan="2" |Mutual | rowspan="2" |Bob Elson |
| Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians (second game; July 8)
|Waite Hoyt and Jack Graney (second game) |
| rowspan="4" |1941
| rowspan="4" |Briggs Stadium, Detroit Tigers |
| CBS |
| WWJ
| |
| WXYZ
| |
| rowspan="4" |1940
| rowspan="4" |Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Cardinals |
| CBS |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |Ray Schmidt and Alex Buchan |
| KWK
|Johnny O'Hara |Johnny Neblett |
=1930s=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Venue/Host team ! Network ! Color commentator(s)/Secondary play-by-play |
| rowspan="3" |1939
| rowspan="3" |Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees |Red Barber and Bob Elson |
| CBS
|France Laux and Arch McDonald |
| NBC
|Tom Manning and Paul Douglas |
| rowspan="3" |1938
| rowspan="3" |Crosley Field, Cincinnati Reds |Dick Bray |
| CBS
|Bill Dyer |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |
| rowspan="3" |1937
| rowspan="3" |Griffith Stadium, Washington Senators |Tony Wakeman |
| CBS
|Bill Dyer and Arch McDonald |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |
| rowspan="3" |1936
| rowspan="3" |National League Park, Boston Bees |Linus Travers |
| CBS |
| NBC
|Hal Totten and Tom Manning |
| rowspan="3" |1935
| rowspan="3" |Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians |Ellis Vander Pyl |
| CBS |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |
| rowspan="2"|1934
|rowspan="2"|Polo Grounds, New York Giants |CBS |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |Graham McNamee and Ford Bond |
| rowspan="2"|1933
|rowspan="2"|Comiskey Park, Chicago White Sox |CBS |Johnny O'Hara |
| NBC
|Tom Manning |
==Notes==
- Up until at least, the late 1970s-early 1980s, a majority of the radio announcing crews for the All-Star Game split play-by-play duties, doing either the first 4½ or last 4½ innings.
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