2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park, now named American Family Field, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL. The game controversially ended with a 7–7 tie due to both teams running out of available pitchers. Beginning the next year, home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league to prevent ties (this rule would stay until 2017).
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| Date | July 9, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Miller Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 41,871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Warren Spahn, Hank Aaron, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox) Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No player was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award due to the game ending in a tie. The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.