The game was last held in New York City in 2008, when the original Yankee Stadium hosted it in its final season before being demolished.

[4] Balloting for the 2013 All-Star Game starters began online April 24 and ended on July 4.

[5] Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 7 (at the latest) and ended on June 28.

[6] Chris Davis was the leading vote-getter with 8,272,243 votes, while Yadier Molina led the NL with 6,883,258 ballots.

[7] The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves (NL).