The Latest: All-Stars in AL, NL uniforms for first time
DENVER (AP) - The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local):
5:50 p.m.
Put launch angles and wins above replacement aside for a moment: the All-Star Game at Coors Field features a throwback to the days of Babe Ruth.
For the first time since the inaugural All-Star Game in 1933, the National League players aren´t wearing their own team´s jersey.
The American Leaguers are wearing AL uniforms for the first time ever at an All-Star Game.
The AL is wearing blue getups and the NL white. Each player has a three-letter abbreviation for his team in red lettering down the left side, partially obscured by his team´s logo.
National League's Manny Machado, of the San Diego Padres, laughs during batting practice prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Credit - or blame - Major League Baseball´s billion-dollar contract with Nike, whose swoosh is displayed prominently on the right side of the uniform just below the collar.
Players still have their regular logos on their caps, displayed over a star.
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5:20 p.m.
There were a pair of late additions to the AL All-Star team: Tampa Bay right-hander Andrew Kittredge and Minnesota left-hander Taylor Rogers.
They replaced New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole and Seattle left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. Cole said the Yankees did not want him to pitch. Kikuchi went on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday, tested negative twice and was activated Monday. Cole and Kikuchi were in Denver but were made inactive for Tuesday night.
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4:20 p.m.
The skies were gray overhead and there was occasional drizzle during batting practice ahead of Tuesday night´s All-Star Game at Coors Field.
There was a chance severe weather would come through Denver ahead of the scheduled first pitch at 6:15 p.m.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was set to become baseball´s first two-way All-Star, hitting leadoff for the American League as its designated hitter and also the AL´s starting pitcher.
The AL entered with seven straight wins and 19 of the last 22, with the infamous 2002 tie thrown in.
This year´s game originally was scheduled for Atlanta but was moved by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in response to a Georgia voting law that critics say will negatively affect communities of color.
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National League players warm-up during batting practice prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Gabriel Christus)
Johnny Wilson, of Cleveland, watches National league players warm-up during batting practice prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Matt York) (AP Photo/Gabriel Christus)
National League's Nolan Arenado, of the St. Louis Cardinals, center, warms-up during batting practice prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Gabriel Christus)
American League's Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Angeles, looks towards the crowd prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Gabriel Christus)
