MLB Cancels 2020 All-Star Game, Dodgers To Host In 2022
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The 2020 All-Star Game, scheduled to be hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the City of Los Angeles, has been canceled, Major League Baseball announced Friday.
With the Atlanta Braves already named as host of the 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta, the Dodgers will host the next available Midsummer Classic in 2022.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and government orders preventing large gatherings, the league determined it was unable to conduct the All-Star Game and its week of surrounding fan activities.
"Once it became clear we were unable to hold this year's All-Star festivities, we wanted to award the Dodgers with the next available All-Star Game, which is 2022," said Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr.
"I want to thank the Dodgers organization and the City of Los Angeles for being collaborative partners in the early stages of All-Star preparation and for being patient and understanding in navigating the uncertainty created by the pandemic. The 2022 All-Star celebration promises to be a memorable one with events throughout the city and at picturesque Dodger Stadium."
"As excited as we were to host this year's All-Star Game, we know that it will be worth the wait and that Dodger Stadium and Los Angeles will host a world-class event in 2022," said Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten.
"We'd like to thank Commissioner Rob Manfred for re-awarding All-Star Week to Los Angeles so quickly, as well as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Gil Cedillo for their continued support of this premier sporting event, which will have lasting benefits for our community."
The 2022 All-Star Game will mark the fourth time in franchise history that the Dodgers will hold the Midsummer Classic, including the third time in Los Angeles and the second at Dodger Stadium, which last staged the event in 1980.