With this year’s festivities taking place in Philadelphia to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, here’s a look at the last time each team held the Midsummer Classic.
The de facto halfway point of the MLB season has finally arrived, with the league’s all-stars arriving in Philadelphia as the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game get underway this week.
A celebrated event by fans, media members and players alike, the All-Star Game holds special significance for the city that gets to host the event, with a week full of festivities often planned around the ballpark during All-Star week.
With there of course being 30 MLB teams, a given team hosting the event is quite the infrequent occasion, with hosting duties often reserved for teams who have relatively newer ballparks while also considering which teams have had the longest hosting droughts.
The latter is coming into factor for the 2027 All-Star Game, which is slated to be held at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs have not hosted the event since 1990, serving as an opportunity to showcase the stadium’s extensive renovations and the creation of an entertainment district nearby.
Philadelphia is ending a lengthy drought themselves, with 2026 marking the first time the city has hosted the All-Star Game since the team played at the cavernous Veterans Stadium in 1996, with this year serving as the Midsummer Classic debut for the now 22-year-old Citizens Bank Park.
As of 2026, the Tampa Bay Rays remain the only MLB team to have never hosted an All-Star Game, which can be directly attributed to their home stadium of Tropicana Field, long cited as one of the game’s worst venues as the league continues to anxiously await a new home stadium for the club.
Following the Cubs’ planned hosting of the 2027 ASG, the A’s and Blue Jays will remain as the teams that have had the longest hosting droughts, with Oakland and Toronto hosting the event in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
While it’s certainly feasible to picture an All-Star Game happening at Rogers Centre in the near future thanks to the plentiful improvements the stadium has received in recent years, the A’s will have to wait until their planned relocation to Las Vegas to host the event – likely signaling a drought approaching 50 years by the time they get their opportunity.
As for the 29 teams that have opened up their gates for the Midsummer Classic, here’s a look at the last time each club hosted the event:
- Philadelphia Phillies: 2026, Citizens Bank Park
- Atlanta Braves: 2025, Truist Park
- Texas Rangers: 2024, Globe Life Field
- Seattle Mariners: 2023, T-Mobile Park
- Los Angeles Dodgers: 2022, Dodger Stadium
- Colorado Rockies: 2021, Coors Field
- Cleveland Guardians: 2019, Progressive Field
- Washington Nationals: 2018, Nationals Park
- Miami Marlins: 2017, LoanDepot Park
- San Diego Padres: 2016, Petco Park
- Cincinnati Reds: 2015, Great American Ball Park
- Minnesota Twins: 2014, Target Field
- New York Mets: 2013, Citi Field
- Kansas City Royals: 2012, Kauffman Stadium
- Arizona Diamondbacks: 2011, Chase Field
- Los Angeles Angels: 2010, Angel Stadium
- St. Louis Cardinals: 2009, Busch Stadium
- New York Yankees: 2008, Yankee Stadium I
- San Francisco Giants: 2007, Oracle Park
- Pittsburgh Pirates: 2006, PNC Park
- Detroit Tigers: 2005, Comerica Park
- Houston Astros: 2004, Daikin Park
- Chicago White Sox: 2003, Rate Field
- Milwaukee Brewers: 2002, American Family Field
- Boston Red Sox: 1999, Fenway Park
- Baltimore Orioles: 1993, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Toronto Blue Jays: 1991, Rogers Centre
- Chicago Cubs: 1990, Wrigley Field
- Athletics: 1987, Oakland Coliseum

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