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MLB to Take its Talents to Miami, Not D.C.

All-Star fans won't be seeing this view, at least not from Miami. (CQ Roll Call File Photo.)
All-Star fans won't be seeing this view, at least not from Miami. (CQ Roll Call File Photo.)
By Jason Dick
Posted February 11, 2015 at 2:54pm

Major League Baseball has selected Miami for the 2017 All Star Game, shunning Washington, D.C., and the riverfront confines of Nationals Park.  

Marlins Park, known for its cavernous interior accentuated by sparse attendance and an aquarium in the outfield, is located in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. The Miami Herald, which first reported the news, wrote that “the awarding of the 2017 event will mark the end of a long and bumpy road to bring the All-Star Game to South Florida.”  

That’s an understatement. The Marlins were supposed to get the 2000 midsummer classic, but had that yanked after the franchise had a fire sale of the 1997 World Series winning team. Marlins Park opened in 2012, compiled a high-profile team headed by Manager Ozzie Guillen and shortstop Jose Reyes, then, when things didn’t work out, had a fire sale for those guys, too.  

Maybe LeBron James can throw out the first pitch.  


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