FOX Sports Delivers Robust Coverage for 2021 MLB All-Star Game
Heavy-Hitting Roster Includes Hall of Famers, All-Stars & Emmy Award Winners
FOX Sports Presents First-Ever 4K, HDR Broadcast of Midsummer Classic
New York – The brightest stars in baseball are ready to take the field in Denver as the American and National Leagues prepare to square off at Coors Field on Tuesday, July 13 at 8:00 PM ET on FOX. In advance of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, FOX Sports unveils its impressive lineup of veteran broadcasters, cutting-edge tech integrations and expanded digital coverage.
After sweeping the 42nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Sports Personality Play-By-Play and Sports Event Analyst categories, renowned announcer Joe Buck and Hall of Famer John Smoltz team up for their fifth consecutive Midsummer Classic. Two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter Ken Rosenthal and four-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Tom Verducci round out the broadcast crew, providing exclusive inside information and in-game reports.
The network’s highly acclaimed pregame show returns in full swing with World Series champion and 14-time All-Star Alex Rodriguez, Hall of Famer and five-time All-Star Frank Thomas, World Series champion and 10-time All-Star David Ortiz and veteran host Kevin Burkhardt. Revered storyteller Tom Rinaldi also contributes, penning an essay about the iconic moments of All-Star Games past and what memorable moments could be captured with the sport’s new group of rising stars. Pregame coverage begins at 7:00 PM ET on FOX.
On Monday, July 12 at 3:00 PM ET on FS1, the FOX MLB studio team recaps the first half of the season with the MLB ALL-STAR PREVIEW SHOW. The two-hour program features live All-Star player interviews, a special feature on Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani and up-to-the-minute reporting from Rosenthal.
FOX DEPORTES
FOX Deportes, the leader of MLB coverage in Spanish, offers an exclusive Spanish language presentation of the Midsummer Classic live from Denver. Helmed by eminent announcer Adrian Garcia Marquez, veteran baseball reporter Carlos Alvarez and former MLB infielder Edgar Gonzalez, coverage begins Tuesday, July 13 at 7:00 PM ET with a special edition of FOX Deportes En Vivo live from Coors Field.
FOX SPORTS DIGITAL
FOX Sports provides full coverage of the week’s events, sending four digital contributors to Denver to provide fans at home with the ultimate all-access experience across its platforms, including the new FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com. Ben Verlander takes FLIPPIN’ BATS on the road, setting off on a quest to meet Ohtani, a crowning achievement for Verlander whose obsession has garnered international attention. Verlander is on the scene with coverage from the All-Star Game, red carpet and Celebrity Softball Game. FOX Sports national baseball writer Pedro Moura posts daily on the FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com, covering the top players and stories from the All-Star Game festivities, while Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman have complete coverage on the game’s emerging stars with reports from the Futures Game, First-Year Player Draft and All-Star Game.
FOX SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
For the first time ever, the network will deliver the MLB All-Star Game in 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR). Highlighted by more than 50 1080p HDR cameras, 75 microphones and a pair of the popular “Megalodon” cameras, the All-Star Game production arsenal looks to capture every sight and sound of the game, including two-way conversations between players on the field and the FOX Sports booth and the introduction of advanced ball-tracking technology.
TOPPS COLLABORATION
As part of the network’s ongoing collaboration with Topps, Brittney Palmer, known for her vibrant abstracts and portrait depictions of athletes and pop icons, and Gregory Siff, renowned for his blend of Pop Art and Abstract expressionism, have been tapped to create canvases inspired by the upcoming MLB at Field of Dreams presented by Geico. The artwork will be featured during FOX Sports’ pregame coverage surrounding the All-Star Game.
