2019 MLB All-Star Game to Be Hosted by Cleveland Indians

Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Indians announced that the 2019 MLB All-Star Game will take place at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Friday. 

Zack Meisel of Cleveland.com first reported the news on Thursday. 

"Last year’s World Series was a great illustration of the rich baseball history in Cleveland," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said during the press conference Friday. "We are delighted that the 2019 All-Star Game will be in Cleveland with the Indians' loyal fans during an exciting time for the franchise. Major League Baseball looks forward to bringing the 90th Midsummer Classic to downtown Cleveland in 2019 to celebrate the best of our sport."

Cleveland last hosted the MLB All-Star Game in 1997 during a season that saw the Tribe advance to the World Series before losing to the then-Florida Marlins.

The 2019 All-Star Game will mark the sixth hosted by the Indians, which is the most in history by any single franchise.

The 2017 All-Star Game is set to take place in Miami, and the 2018 edition will emanate from Washington, D.C.

The Indians fell to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series, but after keeping most of their core in place and signing Edwin Encarnacion from the Toronto Blue Jays in free agency, they appear built to contend in 2017 and beyond.