Leadoff: Atlanta's 2000 MLB All-Star game will be re-aired

This week, you can get another look — or two — at the 2000 MLB All-Star game, which was played in Atlanta.

The July 11, 2000, game at Turner Field will be rebroadcast at 6 p.m. Wednesday on MLB’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter platforms and at 7 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports South.

The Braves were well represented in the game at their home stadium. Bobby Cox managed the National League team. Third baseman Chipper Jones went 3-for-3 with a home run. First baseman Andres Galarraga and center fielder Andruw Jones had a hit apiece. Pitcher Tom Glavine worked a 1-2-3 inning.

The American League won the game, 6-3, though. The Yankees’ Derek Jeter was named the MVP; he had three hits and two RBIs.

The 2000 event marked the second time in Atlanta for baseball's All-Star game, which was played in 1972 at Atlanta Stadium (later renamed Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium). The 2021 All-Star game is scheduled to be played at Truist Park.

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Tim Tucker

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.

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