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| Date | July 10, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Kauffman Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Melky Cabrera (SF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | George Brett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews (Fox) Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 83rd edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on July 10, 2012, during the 2012 Major League Baseball season at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the Kansas City Royals. This marked the third time the Mid-summer Classic had been played in Kansas City, with Kauffman Stadium (then named Royals Stadium) last hosting the event in 1973, the stadium's first year of existence. The event was also held at Municipal Stadium in 1960, when the Athletics were still based there, one of two played that season. The game was televised in the United States by Fox.
The National League shut out the American League for the sixth time in All-Star Game history.[1][2][3] It was the third-largest margin of victory for any Mid-summer Classic.[4] The TV ratings fell even further than the 2011 edition, earning a 6.8 rating and 12 share on Fox. The total number of viewers who watched any portion of the game was up 7 percent from the previous year, however, with 27.7 million total viewers.[4]
The National League would not win the All-Star Game again until 2023.
- ^ All-Star Game winners
- ^ "Giants lead the way in NL's 8-0 win". San Francisco Chronicle. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "National League 8 American League 0". ESPN. July 11, 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Record-low television ratings for All-Star Game". SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. AP. July 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.