MLB Cancels All-Star Game Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases in Los Angeles
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variety.comEllise Shafer editorMajor League Baseball has officially canceled this year’s All-Star game, which was supposed to be hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 14.
To make up for it, the 2022 game will now be held at Dodger Stadium.“Once it became clear we were unable to hold this year’s All-Star festivities, we wanted to award the Dodgers with the next available All-Star game, which is 2022,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement obtained by the Associated Press.The game was likely canceled due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in L.A.
County, causing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to order the closure of dine-in restaurants and movie theaters for the next three weeks.“I want to thank the Dodgers organization and the city of.
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