Atlanta hosts 2025 MLB All-Star Weekend

Philidelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber hits the winning home-run of the 2025 MLB All Star Game in Atlanta, July 15, 2025. // Brynn Anderson, AP PhotoIn 2023 during an owner’s meeting, the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the All-Star Weekend would return to Atlanta for the first time since 2000. Atlanta was previously scheduled to host the game in 2021 before Manfred and the MLB ultimately moved the game to Denver, Co., citing new voting laws in Georgia. Atlanta residents have long awaited the event’s return to show off Truist Park and the Battery Atlanta.

The festivities began on Friday night, where Truist Park hosted the third annual HBCU Swingman Classic featuring 50…