CINCINNATI — The All-Star Game is designed to be so much of a spectacle that the baseball part of it is accordingly overlooked. There are hours of pregame festivities, dozens of celebrities introduced, before the annual showcase ever begins.
Angels center fielder Mike Trout minimized all of that with the second swing of Tuesday’s game, when he took a 94-mph fastball from National League starter Zack Greinke to the opposite field, just over the outfield wall for a leadoff home run.
“Driving balls like that is pretty impressive,” Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. “He’s the best, in my opinion.