“We are excited to host this year’s All-Star festivities at Coors Field,” said Rockies Chief Operating Officer Greg Feasel. We look forward to celebrating our sport’s best players and entertaining fans around the world.” “We appreciate their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver a first-class event for our game and the region. “Major League Baseball is grateful to the Rockies, the City of Denver and the State of Colorado for their support of this summer’s All-Star Game,” said commissioner Rob Manfred. Polis is a known baseball fanatic, and given the dramatic revitalization of the ballpark district since the last All-Star Game in Denver, the timing was perfect for the Rockies to come in and serve as the host club. In addition, Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock have both committed to provide the necessary facilities and services needed to support this year’s festivities.” The Rockies had supplied a detailed plan for hotel, event space and security that took months to assemble, and MLB staff had already made several site visits to Denver.
“MLB chose the Rockies because they were already in the bidding process to host a future All-Star Game. This will be the second time the Rockies will play host to the All-Star game and comes after the franchise and state government were bidding to host the event in the near future. Baseball’s 91 st Midsummer Classic will be the second-ever in Denver, joining the 1998 event at Coors Field.” The national broadcast of the All-Star Game on FOX will be held on Tuesday, July 13 th. “Major League Baseball announced today that the 2021 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard and its surrounding events will be hosted by the Colorado Rockies. Several reports were out on Monday night, but the official announcement came down Tuesday morning in a press release from the team.
The midsummer classic is officially coming to Colorado.
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