All-Star Game

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MLB News: Former First-Round Pick to Retire With Team That Drafted Him • May 12, 2025, 12:47 PM ET (Newsweek)

Reds demote former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz, call up Luis Mey • May 1, 2025, 8:20 AM ET (New York Times)

MLB News: Hall of Fame Outfielder Suffers Stroke • Apr. 24, 2025, 10:52 AM ET (Newsweek)

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Notable Honorees	Mike Trout • Derek Jeter • Kirby Puckett • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Tom Glavine • Phil Rizzuto • Mel Ott • Willie McCovey • Dennis Lee Eckersley • Ryne Sandberg

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(From left to right) Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg at the All-Star Game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 1937.

What were the highlights of the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game?

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