American League All-Stars

The MLB All-Star Game is popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic." in which the fans, players, and coaches vote for the players they feel are the best to play. This game marks the halfway point in the MLB season and is often played on a Tuesday with no scheduled games before or after that day.

Back in 1959, they played two All-Star games each season until 1962, when they discontinued this. Since 2003, the winner of this All-Star Game wins home field advantage for their league in the upcoming World Series. And for the last 13 years, the American League has been lucky enough to win this advantage.

The first All-Star Game was played in 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, and was part of the World's Fair. It was only supposed to be a one-time event, but its success led to an annual event.

It has been 13 years since the National League has one an All-Star Game. It was in 1996 when they last did that and it has been the longest streak for either side in All-Star history. There is some very good talent on both sides and it's almost unbelievable that they haven't managed to pull one win off. This year, it was the American League's bullpen that made this possible. Once the bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound, the next 18 batters weren't allowed a hit. This was second only to the record of four National League pitchers, Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, and Tom Seaver, who sent 20 American League batters back to the dugout, and that was in 1968.