The Great Plains All Star game in the Northwoods League was held in Bismarck, North Dakota Tuesday night. The West and East tied the game at 3 apiece with the game shortened to 7 innings due to rain.
The Northwoods League Great Plains All Star festivities are taking place this week in Bismarck, North Dakota. Rox first baseman/outfielder Jackson Hauge hit 12 home runs in the home run derby Monday night to out pace all others.
The St. Cloud Rox have 4 players playing for the Great Plains All Star team tonight in Mankato. The four are Otto Kemp, Andrew Pinckney, Kevin Davis and Caleb Ricketts. The game will be played tonight at 7:05 at ISG Field.
The Major League Baseball All Star festivities will take place at Target Field this week which includes the Futures Game Sunday at 4pm, the Home Run Derby Monday night at 7pm and the All Star Game Tuesday night starting at 7pm.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig made official what we all knew on Wednesday, Target Field is getting the 2014 MLB All Star Game. Selig said Minnesota is an easy choice and that the 6-day event will be great for the entire Twin Cities Metro area. The Twins last hosted the All Star game at the Metrodome in 1985 and hosting the All Star Game at Met Stadium in 1965.
The National League downed the American League 8-0 Tuesday night in the All Star game in Kansas City. The National League scored 5 runs in the 1st inning off Justin Verlander. Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants was 2-3 with a 2-run homerun to earn MVP honors. Matt Cain of the Giants threw 2 shutout innings to get the win.
Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder won the Homerun Derby at the Major League Baseball All Star festivities Monday night. Fielder defeated Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista 12-7 in the finals.