Ichiro Suzuki won the MVP award for the game for hitting the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star history.

As per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the American League champion (which eventually came to be the Boston Red Sox) received home field advantage in the 2007 World Series.

As with each All-Star Game since 1970, the eight starting position players (with no designated hitter due to playing in an NL stadium) of each league were elected by fan balloting.

The first pitch was thrown by the National League's starter, Jake Peavy at 8:54 EDT[8] The game was completed in 3 hours, 6 minutes under an overcast sky and a gametime temperature of 68 °F (20 °C).

[10] Bruce Froemming, the most tenured current umpire in Major League Baseball, was named crew chief for the game.

[12] Barry Bonds nearly gave his hometown fans something to cheer for in the bottom of the third when, with Reyes on second, he lofted a high fly ball to left field, but it was snared at the warning track by Magglio Ordóñez.

[12] The AL nearly tied the game in the fourth when Alex Rodriguez attempted to score on a two-out single by Iván Rodríguez.

[12] The AL would score one inning later when, after Chris Young issued a leadoff walk to Brian Roberts, Ichiro Suzuki hit a long fly ball off the right field wall.

The lead would be augmented in the sixth when Carl Crawford hit a line drive that just cleared the right field wall for a home run.

[12] Though it appeared a fan may have reached over the wall to catch it, NL manager Tony La Russa did not challenge the umpires' call.

[14] The NL got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Carlos Beltrán led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Griffey.

[12] In a move that drew criticism,[15] La Russa elected not to pinch-hit his last player on the bench, Albert Pujols, and instead let Aaron Rowand hit.

Rowand lofted a fly ball to right field that was caught by Alex Ríos to close the game,[12] earning the American League their tenth consecutive victory.

The champion of last year's Derby, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies, competed even though he was not named to the NL All-Star roster.

McCovey Cove is known for having many fans sitting in the water in kayaks and boats hoping to retrieve a long home run ball hit there.

Any home runs hit with the balls meant Major League Baseball and State Farm would pledge to donate money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The 2007 XM All-Star Futures Game took place on July 8, showcasing the top minor league prospects from all thirty teams' farm systems.