Citi Field to host 2013 MLB All-Star Game

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Yup, the midsummer classic will be officially returning to the Big Apple in 2013.

Major League Baseball officially announced that next year's 2013 All-Star Game will be held in Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. 

"It's great for the city," Mets third baseman David Wright said. "I got a chance to participate in the one that closed out Yankee Stadium -- a tremendous stage for an All-Star Game. I think, deservingly so, it will give a chance for kind of the world to see the stadium, see the new place, and kind of show it off a little bit."

This will be the second time the Mets host the game; the first was in 1964 during Shea Stadium's opening season. That happened on July 7th, 1964, where the National League defeated the American League 7-4 behind a starting lineup that included the late Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale, and Willie Mays.

This year's All-star game will be played in Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium on July 10th. 


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