Sports
Sports

The All-Star game isn’t coming to SunTrust Park

Braves Fans do the tomahawk chop during the season opener Thursday, March 29, 2018, against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park.

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

Braves Fans do the tomahawk chop during the season opener Thursday, March 29, 2018, against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park.
By
April 11, 2018

Atlanta’s winning streak in landing marquee sports events will be interrupted today when Major League Baseball is expected to award the 2020 All-Star game to Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium.

The Braves had sought to bring the mid-summer event to SunTrust Park as early as 2020. The Braves' bid also included the 2021 game.

MLB hasn’t said when it will award the 2021 game. Other bidders likely include the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field, which hasn’t hosted the event since 1990.

The Braves last hosted the All-Star game in 2000 at Turner Field. | Read more about the Braves' chances on myAJC

About the Author

Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.

Follow Tim Tucker on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Atlanta Dream's Jordin Canada (right) goes to the basket against Indiana Fever's Aari McDonald during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AJ Mast/AP)

Credit: AP

Jordin Canada catches fire, but Dream collapse in second half against Fever

Jordin Canada powered the Atlanta Dream in the first half, but the Indiana Fever responded with a dominant second-half surge.

Former Mill Creek star Daniel Pierce approaches ‘surreal’ MLB draft night

An MLB team is expected to make Pierce a first-round draft pick Sunday. The 18-year-old shortstop stayed calm and collected as he discussed realizing a lifelong dream.

Georgia leaning on top-ranked SEC defense, Alabama, LSU much improved

Georgia looks to have the top overall defense in the SEC, but plenty of other SEC teams have acquired enough firepower through the portal to challenge

The Latest

Atlanta Dream's Jordin Canada (right) goes to the basket against Indiana Fever's Aari McDonald during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AJ Mast/AP)

Credit: AP

Jordin Canada catches fire, but Dream collapse in second half against Fever

Sports Daily: Party like an All-Star

Atlanta TV sports listings

Featured

Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Georgia disability rights advocates fear weakening of U.S. accessibility law

Advocates worry the Department of Energy’s move could be the start of a broader effort by other federal agencies to roll back civil rights rules.

From boycott to ballgame: Baseball’s political All-Star Game saga returns to Georgia

MLB pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia over the state's voting law, Senate Bill 202. Now it’s back — and Republicans say the return proves they were right all along.

OPINION

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour pushes fans outside the norm

Preparations for the show pushed people out of their comfort zones — into new stores, new communities, a new style of dress, and in some cases, to visit new cities.