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NL and AL will Bat Last in All-Star Game in Alternate Years

mlb bigMIAMI (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the National League and American League will bat last in alternating years in the All-Star Game, regardless of where it’s played.

Manfred disclosed the plan Friday when Miami was awarded the 2017 All-Star Game. The game will be played in an NL city three years in a row for the first time, beginning this summer in Cincinnati.

The American League will be the home team, wear white uniforms and bat last in 2016 in San Diego, Manfred said.

Manfred says: “We will alternate years in terms of who bats last. We will be making that change going forward.”

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