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2014 MLB All Star Game odds and betting predictions are available at BetDSI.com here.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place each year in July as the American League takes on the National League. The game is held on either the second or third Tuesday in the month of July. What once was known as an exhibition game now has meaning with the winning team getting home field advantage for the World Series in October.
There are no regular season games played on the Monday before the All-Star game or on the Wednesday following the game. There is a Home Run Derby on Monday that attracts a lot of attention since it is televised on ESPN.
The 2014 MLB All-Star Game takes place on Tuesday, July 15th at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MLB All-Star Game Betting
The "Mid Summer Classic" doesn't get a great deal of action from bettors but it still attracts some attention from the public as the game is televised in prime time by Fox. MLB All-Star Game odds are on the board at BetDSI sportsbook with a side and a total. There are also MLB All-Star Game props on the board for the contest.
MLB All-Star Game History
There have been 82 All-Star games played since the first one in 1933. The National League has won 43 games, the American League has won 39 and there have been two ties. The National League won 11 straight games from 1972-1982 while the American League won 13 in a row from 1997-2009 although there was a tie in 2002. The rosters for each team consisted of 32 players until 2009 when another player was added and another spot was added in 2010 so there are now 34 players per team.
Players are selected to the game by fan voting with the fans selecting the starting position players. The players vote on another 16 players while the manager selects the rest of the players.
The MLB All-Star Game has been held on a Tuesday in July in every year since 1963 except in 1969, 1981 and 1983. The Home Run Derby has been held every year since 1985 while the All-Star Futures Game has been held every year since 1999.
