” Once it ended up being clear we were not able to hold this years All-Star celebrations, we wished to award the Dodgers with the next readily available All-Star Game, which is 2022,” commissioner Rob Manfred said in todays news release revealing the news. “I wish to thank the Dodgers company and the City of Los Angeles for being collective partners in the early stages of All-Star preparation and for being patient and understanding in browsing the unpredictability developed by the pandemic. The 2022 All-Star celebration assures to be a remarkable one with events throughout the city and at stunning Dodger Stadium.”
” As excited as we were to host this years All-Star Game, we understand that it will deserve the wait which Dodger Stadium and Los Angeles will host a first-rate event in 2022,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten stated in todays release. “We d like to thank Commissioner Rob Manfred for re-awarding All-Star Week to Los Angeles so rapidly, as well as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Gil Cedillo for their continued assistance of this premier sporting event, which will have enduring advantages for our community.”
The Dodgers have not hosted an All-Star Game since way back in 1980, so the cancellation is definitely a hard tablet to swallow for the club. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the unlikelihood of mass events and capacity stadiums anywhere on the horizon, however, todays news was surely not a surprise. The Dodgers will instead extend a four-decade wait by another two years.
Big league Baseball revealed today that the 2020 All-Star Game, which the Dodgers were slated to host, has been canceled. The Dodgers will now host the 2022 All-Star Video game, as the Braves are already lined up to host next years Midsummer Classic.
