The Phillies will host the 2026 All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA – It is quite fitting that Philadelphia host the 2026 All-Star Game.
It is therefore normal that Major League Baseball, the Phillies and the city of Philadelphia have chosen Independence Hall as a backdrop to make this announcement Tuesday afternoon. Because 2026 will be the 250th anniversary of

PHILADELPHIA – It is quite fitting that Philadelphia host the 2026 All-Star Game.

It is therefore normal that Major League Baseball, the Phillies and the city of Philadelphia have chosen Independence Hall as a backdrop to make this announcement Tuesday afternoon. Because 2026 will be the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence.

It will be a year to celebrate across the country. Philly will be the center of the party.

• History of star games in Philadelphia

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Phillies Managing Partner John Middleton and Phillies Director Gabe Kapler announced the announcement of this announcement. Phillies players Bryce Harper, Andrew McCutchen, Odubel Herrera and Aaron Nola were also present.

Historical year. Historic event. Historic city.

Philadelphia will host the 2026 MLB All-Star Game! pic.twitter.com/kGziFcozJO

– Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 16, 2019

Mike Schmidt, Jimmy Rollins, Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski, Boone Bob, Charlie Manuel, Dave Cash and Ricky Bottalico were also present.

Quite often, whenever a team opens a new stadium, it organizes a star game a few years later. But Phillies president David Montgomery, who was then president of the Phillies, has always been watching the 2026 All-Star Game closely. In fact, it was an unexpressed truth since Citizens Bank opened. Park in 2004, whenever someone asked why the All Star Game had not come back to Philly:

The Phillies wanted 2026.

Montgomery knew it would be a big problem for the Phillies and the city. He was right.