With the Yankees set to move into a new Yankee Stadium in 2009, MLB officials have formulated an exciting send-off for the current Yankee Stadium: the 2008 All-Star Game.
According to people involved on both sides of the situation, MLB has discussed with the Yankees the possibility of the Stadium hosting the All-Star Game for the fourth time, and first since 1977.
“There have been talks about it being a way to honor the last year of the stadium,” a source said.
The 2006 All-Star Game will be in Pittsburgh, and San Francisco will host in 2007. The site for 2008 hasn’t been announced yet, although it’s likely that after two years in the NL, an AL park will be the choice.
Yankee Stadium has hosted the All-Star Game three times: in 1939, the second All-Star tilt in 1960, and in 1977.