Major League Baseball hits the All-Star break still clawing back from the lockout but with some reasons for optimism
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July 12, 2011: National League wins first All-Star Game played in Arizona – Society for American Baseball Research
Baseball Reference on Twitter: "That's Mike Trout's 2nd career #AllStarGame HR He's now the only active player to homer in the ASG more than once https://t.co/odZ7hpxDy3 https://t.co/DKi3jbvNyx" / Twitter
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