Midsummer Classic

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game baseball exhibition game sports event nickname

Midsummer Classic is the popular nickname for Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game, a midseason exhibition featuring the league’s top players.

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball All-Star Game → baseball exhibition game → sports event nickname →
alsoKnownAs	MLB All-Star Game →
associatedBreak	MLB All-Star break →
broadcastOn	national television in the United States →
competitionType	exhibition game →
features	All-Star players → Major League Baseball players →
firstHeld	1933 →
format	single game →
frequency	annual →
gameLength	nine innings (standard) →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
hasCulturalSignificance	major event on MLB calendar →
hasNicknameFor	Major League Baseball All-Star Game →
inauguralBallpark	Comiskey Park →
inauguralCity	Chicago →
includesEvent	Home Run Derby →
league	Major League Baseball →
participantSelection	top players from American League → top players from National League →
participantSelectionMethod	fan voting → manager selections → player voting →
primaryPurpose	showcase of star players →
rotatingHost	MLB cities →
seasonTiming	midseason →
secondaryPurpose	fan engagement →
sport	baseball →
teams	American League All-Stars → National League All-Stars →
typicalMonthPlayed	July →
venueType	Major League Baseball ballpark →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MLB All-Star Game →	nickname