MLB All-Star Game 2015: Best Social Buzz During the Midsummer Classic

The American League defeated the National League, 6-3, in the 2015 All-Star Game on Tuesday night. While the game was entertaining from start to finish, Twitter was set ablaze before starter Zack Greinke even toed the rubber for the NL.

If people can agree on anything, it's that host city Cincinnati did the pregame ceremony and first pitch the right way. Shortly after Major League Baseball announced the four best living players—Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Johnny Bench—Koufax threw out the first pitch to Reds legend Bench.

Hank Aaron even took to Twitter to express his gratitude for his nomination:

The Franchise Four, consisting of the greatest living players, prompted a debate on Twitter. ESPN.com's Jayson Stark chimed in on some other notables he felt were worthy of being in the discussion:

It's especially interesting to see Starks include Bonds' name in the conversation, as it is becoming increasingly unlikely that he will make the Hall of Fame because of his connection to steroids.

With all of the legends and Hall of Famers at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night, did hometown hero Todd Frazier receive the loudest ovation?

If you listened to the crowd after the Toddfather won the Home Run Derby on Monday night, you would have thought the Reds had won the World Series, so a huge ovation before the All-Star Game should have come as no surprise.

After all, Frazier trails Pete Rose by only 3,731 hits.

When the game did finally begin, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout started it off with a bang. He lined a leadoff home run to right field off Greinke, who hadn't allowed an earned run in 35.2 innings coming into the game.

Trout was named MVP of the All-Star Game and became the first player to ever win the award in back-to-back seasons. With his performance, Trout also became only the fifth player in history to win multiple All-Star Game MVP awards.

As is customary chatter surrounding any good player in baseball, fans began the "Mike Trout to the Yankees" speculation after his first-inning homer.

In their defense, Trout has replaced former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter as the face of baseball and would look spectacular in pinstripes. The Angels also drafted Trout with a compensation pick that they received when the Yankees signed Mark Teixeira as a free agent, so the link is there.

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Mike Trout is gonna do some great things when he comes to the Yankees.

— Your Favorite (@QuietRay) July 15, 2015"

Aside from strict analysis of the game, there was also some talk about money. ESPN's Darren Rovell went on a rant about the salary difference between the generations:

Although it was a night of many stars, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom may have dropped the most jaws out of anyone with his dominant sixth inning. DeGrom has made waves all season in a talented Mets starting rotation and also stood out among the best in baseball Tuesday night.

In fact, his performance prompted the terms "deGrominant" and "deGromination" to pop up on Twitter among baseball fans.

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DeGROMINATION! K K K pic.twitter.com/TSE3iy6tN5

— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) July 15, 2015"

As great as deGrom was, fellow National League All-Star Aroldis Chapman's velocity got social media talking in the ninth inning:

The American League has now won three consecutive All-Star Games and will have home-field advantage in the 2015 World Series. The team with home-field advantage has won five of the last six World Series. 

With its victory, the American League has now won 10 of the last 13 All-Star Games—and 15 of the last 18 if you don't count the tie in 2002.