Taco Bell All-Star Selection Show
2014 ALL-STAR TEAMS TO BE UNVEILED ON THE
TACO BELL ALL-STAR SELECTION SHOW ON SUNDAY, JULY 6TH
Selection Show to Air on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. (ET) Prior to
Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the Taco Bell All-Star Selection Show on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, July 6th, Major League Baseball announced today. The show, featuring ESPNs Karl Ravech, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin and Tim Kurkjian, will precede the matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers from Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell.
Fans can continue to cast their ballots exclusively online at MLB.com, the 30 Club Web sites and their mobile devices until Thursday, July 3rd at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) with the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian.
The A.L. All-Star Team will have nine elected starters via the fan balloting program, while the N.L. All-Star Team will have eight fan-elected starters. The pitchers and reserves for both squads totaling 25 for the N.L. and 24 for the A.L. will be determined through a combination of Player Ballot choices and selections made by the two All-Star managers N.L. skipper Mike Matheny of the St. Louis Cardinals and A.L. manager John Farrell of the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox.
Immediately following the announcement of the A.L. and N.L. All-Star rosters, fans will begin voting to select the final player for each Leagues 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each League over the balloting period. Now in its 13th season with more than 430 million votes cast, fans again will be able to make their Final Vote selections on MLB.com, Club sites and their mobile phones.
The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15th. The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB Internationals independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
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