Venues with most MLB All-Star host Record

The MLB All-Star Game is an annual event where top players from the American League and National League are chosen by their fans and managers through voting to compete in a game. It is often played on the second or third Tuesday of July. The 94th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is scheduled for July 16, 2024, with the location to be at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, to be hosted by the Texas Rangers.

The All-Star Game venue is selected by MLB and every year there is a different city that is chosen together with the venue. In this article, we will discuss the venues with the most MLB All-Star Game host records, highlighting the locations that have had the privilege of hosting this prestigious event multiple times.

Which Venue has hosted most MLB All-Stars Games?

Often known as “The House That Ruth Built”, the original Yankee Stadium situated in New York City holds the record for hosting the most MLB All-Star Games. This historic stadium, located in the Bronx, hosted the All-Star Game four times: in 1939, 1960 (which had two games that year), 1977, and 2008. The stadium was home to the New York Yankees from 1923 to 2008 before it was closed following the 2008 season. The new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, carrying the same name “Yankee Stadium”.

The Cleveland Stadium has also hosted MLB All-Star Games four times in 1935, 1954, 1963, and 1981. This stadium was closed down, though, on December 17, 1995. Both Yankee Stadium and Cleveland Stadium have since been discontinued.

Here is the list of venues that have hosted the MLB All-Star Game more than once, as of 2024:

How is the MLB All-Star Game Venue chosen?

The venue selection process for the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game does not have unique criteria. Cities with new ballparks or cities that haven’t hosted the game in years, if ever, tend to be chosen. It is also worth noting that there are several venues where the MLB All-Star game has been played multiple times, for instance, Yankee Stadium, Cleveland Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field.

Traditionally, the venues for the All-Star Game alternated between the American and National Leagues every year, with an AL team hosting in an odd-numbered year and an NL club hosting in an even-numbered year. However, this tradition was broken several times, most notably in 2017 when MLB ended this practice and the All-Star Game reverted to having the host team's league serve as the home team.