This season’s Midsummer Classic did not have a ton of fans tune in from home and the numbers prove it.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game hit yet another record-low in the ratings. Per Front Office Sports, this was the lowest-watched All-Star Game in history. It averaged a record-low 7.01 million viewers.
The lack of star power was evident as Shohei Ohtani didn’t pitch, Mike Trout and Aaron Judge are injured and other well-known players like Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer didn’t make the game.
Not helping matters were the terrible uniforms that were worn by all players.
The National League beat the American League on Tuesday night, 3-2, in this year’s edition of the All-Star Game. Thanks to an eighth-inning go-ahead two-run home run by Rockies catcher Elias Díaz, the NL won this year’s Midsummer Classic and snapped the American League’s winning streak at nine years. Prior to Díaz’s homer, the NL had held a lead for only four innings in the last nine All-Star Games.
Even with the AL’s recent nine-game winning streak, the all-time All-Star Game series is fairly even, with the AL holding a 47-44-2 advantage.
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Maybe injuries can be at a minimum next year and the all-star game goes back to letting players wear their team’s uniform.
