Zack Meisel of Cleveland.com reports that the Cleveland Indians are going to host the 2019 All-Star Game at Progressive Field. A press conference will be held to announce it tomorrow.
The last time Cleveland hosted the Midsummer Classic was in 1997. At the time Progressive Field was in its fourth season and the Indians were on their way to a second American League pennant in three years. The Indians are back in contention again and Progressive Field is fresh off of substantial renovations in the past couple of offseasons. Cleveland hosted the All-Star Game at Municipal Stadium in 1935, 1954, 1963 and 1981. No single team has hosted as many All-Star Games, though New York and Chicago, as cities, have hosted more among their multiple clubs.
2019 will mark the first year since 2014 that an American League team will host the All-Star Game. It was in Minnesota in 2014, followed by Cincinnati, San Diego and, this year, in Miami. Next year it will be in Washington, D.C.
