{"id":36418,"date":"2026-07-14T22:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/mlb-hosts-all-star-game-in-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:09:04","slug":"mlb-hosts-all-star-game-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/mlb-hosts-all-star-game-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB hosts All-Star game in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#Section1\">Let us know!<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>MLB\u2019s All-Star Week is in full swing in Philadelphia, and fans from across the country are beaming to celebrate their favorite players. The All-Star Game Red Carpet paraded baseball\u2019s best players in front of Independence Hall on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the evening\u2019s main event.\n<\/p>\n<p>Fans lined up well before the carpet\u2019s 2 p.m. start to get a glimpse of their favorite players and mascots. The Phillies have six players in Tuesday\u2019s game at Citizens Bank Park.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never been so proud of Philadelphia. The way we have handled [celebrations this summer] and how we are as fans and as people,\u201d said Jamie Pagliei, also known as the Philly Sports Guy, who is synonymous with painting his face and body for whatever Philly sports team is in season.\n  <\/p>\n<p>Ted Dihl, of Northeast Philadelphia, said he\u2019s been looking forward to the All-Star Game since it was announced.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t had this since \u201896. It is amazing how everybody came together and made it work,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia has been in the running to host an All-Star Game since 2019. But the Phillies and the city made an extra push this year to coincide with the city\u2019s semiquincentennial events celebrating America\u2019s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Bedell and Sam Torres traveled to Philadelphia for both events and said they felt lucky they were happening so close to one another.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see all the different people and jerseys at All-Star Village was pretty neat,\u201d Torres said.\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! MLB\u2019s All-Star Week is in full swing in Philadelphia, and fans from across the country are beaming to celebrate their favorite players. 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