The best moments from the 2024 MLB All-Star Game
The 94th MLB All-Star Game was one to remember as baseball's stars got together to create a fun-filled evening in Arlington. Here are the best moments from this year's Midsummer Classic, which the American League won 5-3.
Drone entrance
Crack a door, let that drone into @GlobeLifeField 😍🤠 #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/bTkvUiYBnD
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024
What better way to get things started than by entering Globe Life Field via drone?
Phillies dazzle on the field and the mic
"Well, it officially is the greatest play by a player that has wore the mic." 😎
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024
Not even a mic can stop @treavturner from flashing the leather pic.twitter.com/TwIhmklekB
A trio of Phillies helped hold down the NL's starting infield while chatting with broadcasters Joe Davis and John Smoltz. So everyone got to hear Trea Turner's amazing diving stop and Bryce Harper's bewildered reaction to his teammate's feat.
Skenes' debut
Paul Skenes brings the heat deep in the heart of Texas!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 17, 2024
The @pirates phenom works a hitless opening inning in his #AllStarGame debut! pic.twitter.com/RINpFZYnBi
The world was waiting for Paul Skenes to start the All-Star Game, and he didn't disappoint. The Pirates rookie worked around a walk to Juan Soto by tossing a hitless first inning and got Aaron Judge to ground into a force with his final pitch.
Shohei goes deep
SHOHEI OHTANI #ALLSTARGAME HOMER! pic.twitter.com/Q8QF8nuEbu
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2024
There's no stage too big for Shohei Ohtani. Baseball's biggest star got the scoring started with a massive three-run homer off a helpless Tanner Houck. He became the first player ever to be the winning pitcher in one All-Star Game (2021) and homer in another, as well as the first Dodger to go deep in a Midsummer Classic since Mike Piazza in 1996.
Fry's moment
All tied up in Arlington after an RBI single by David Fry 🤠
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024
📺: #AllStarGame on FOX pic.twitter.com/lIu55qeoac
David Fry, perhaps the unlikeliest of this year's All-Stars, used his moment to introduce himself to the world. Pinch hitting for Yordan Alvarez in the third inning, the Guardians' Swiss Army knife helped key the AL's comeback with his game-tying single.
It's Miller Time
Mason Miller Masterclass. pic.twitter.com/LxRKtfWpvO
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) July 17, 2024
Mason Miller brought his A-game to Arlington. The Athletics closer's 12-pitch fifth inning included a strikeout of Ohtani and an All-Star Game-record 103.6-mph pitch that almost certainly left Trea Turner seeing stars. Miller became the first rookie pitcher to earn the win at the All-Star Game since 1954.
Big Papi's got jokes
Big Papi never disappoints on the mic. #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/RYoQ7KPyvK
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2024
David Ortiz knows how to have fun. He spent the seventh inning schmoozing in the AL dugout, yukking it up with Jarren Duran before pleading with Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson to take it easy on his Red Sox.
Papi: Can you do me a favor? Can you take it easy on my Red Sox?
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024
Gunnar Henderson: I don't know if I can do that Big Papi.
Papi: Beat the Yankees while you're at it.
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/pV1fZPHkDm
Duran steps up
JARREN DURAN 2-RUN HR FOR THE LEAD 💥
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024
📺: #AllStarGame on FOX pic.twitter.com/lSwunPK385
The AL recovered from Ohtani's blast by scoring five unanswered runs, with Duran's huge blast standing up as the game-winner. For his effort, Duran won the Ted Williams All-Star Game MVP award.
Clase closes it out
Emmanuel Clase closes it out for the AL! #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/wqQhRK77c0
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2024
For the second time in three years, Emmanuel Clase shut down the National League in the ninth inning. The Guardians stopper let out all his emotions after striking out Bryan Reynolds to end it.
HEADLINES
- Pirates moving shortstop Cruz to center field
- Tigers' Báez to undergo hip surgery, will miss remainder of season
- Phillies' Alvarado placed on restricted list due to personal matter
- Blue Jays' Guerrero amid torrid stretch: 'I'm the best in the world'
- Giants' Snell defends agent Boras after Montgomery criticism