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Today’s Clips Contents

FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Page 3)

Dodgers All-Stars don’t get warm reception in San Diego

FROM THE OC REGISTER (Page 4)

No third straight MVP for Angels’ Mike Trout, but he leaves imprint on

another All-Star Game

Royals’ Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez lead AL to All-Star Game victory that

includes Big Papi’s farewell

Former Angel Mark Trumbo finds compromise for plate discipline: more

hits

Michael Saunders trade that didn’t work out was lucky break for Blue

Jays, bad luck for Angels

FROM ANGELS.COM (Page 9)

Another year, another ASG hit in 1st AB for Trout

Kan Diego: RoyALs power All-Star win

AL batting title now named after Carew

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FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Dodgers All-Stars don’t get warm reception in San Diego

Andy McCullough

The San Diego crowd did not exactly treat the representatives of the Dodgers, their National League West rivals, with kindness.Corey Seager heard fans chanting “Beat L.A.” as he rode into the park. Clayton Kershaw beamed and waved when the fans jeered him during introductions. Kenley Jansen received a similar reception.

“I really don’t care,” Jansen said. “I’m used to it.”

After throwing 30 pitches on Sunday, Jansen knew his outing would be brief. New York Mets Manager Terry Collins, the NL manager, told Jansen he would only face one or two batters. Jansen fanned Baltimore catcher Matt Wieters on three pitches.

“There was no better place to be today,” Jansen said. “Facing the best hitters in the game, just going out there and competing, that felt awesome.”

Seager received a tougher assignment. His lone at-bat occurred against New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, who may be the toughest relief pitcher in baseball. Betances struck out Seager, who also made an error in the field, with a 100-mph fastball.

“It’s always hard facing a guy for the first time,” Seager said. “Especially in an All-Star game.”

Trout can’t extend All-Star MVP streak

Mike Trout of the Angels was unable to complete the three-peat as All-Star game MVP, but he did smack a single in his first at-bat. He went one for three, which left his batting average across five Midsummer Classics at .462. He did not express disappointment about ceding the MVP spotlight to Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.

“I mean, I have two,” Trout said. “I just went out there and played. I can’t put pressure on myself. I didn’t even really think about it during the game.”

Teheran wouldn’t mind Dodger blue

The All-Star game offered a gallery of talent the Dodgers could attempt to acquire before the Aug. 1 trade deadline. One of those players is Atlanta starter Julio Teheran, a 25-year-old right-hander who has a 3-8 record despite a 2.96 earned-run average.

Because of Teheran’s age, talent and reasonable contract, the cost to acquire him would be steep. But Teheran has heard plenty of rumors surrounding him in recent weeks.

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“If it’s the Dodgers, that’s a great team that has the possibility of playing in the postseason,” Teheran said on Monday, a day before turning in a scoreless inning against the American League. “That’s the goal of every player, to be in the postseason. If I get traded there, I will do whatever I can to get them to the postseason.”

FROM THE OC REGISTER

No third straight MVP for Angels’ Mike Trout, but he leaves imprint on another All-Star Game

By JEFF FLETCHER / STAFF WRITER

SAN DIEGO – Mike Trout did not win a car, but maybe he sold some shoes.

His streak of two straight All-Star Game MVP awards, each earning him a shiny new car as his reward, came to an end in Tuesday’s game at Petco Park.

He was, however, the man behind 36 pairs of … interesting … shoes.

That’s how many All-Stars were adorned by Nike in Zoom Trout 3’s, multicolored fluorescent shoes.

“Yeah, I’m responsible for them,” he said. “I like them. They’re bright.”

No matter what the general public feels about them, it’s not likely that Trout or Nike will be hard up any time soon. The same goes for Trout having to settle for the same old cars he had before the game.

“I think I’ll be all right,” he said with a smile.

Can’t expect him to win the MVP all the time.

Trout is already one of five players to win the All-Star Game MVP twice, and the only one to do it twice in a row.

He won the awards in 2014 in Minnesota and 2015 in Cincinnati, in games that he opened with a triple and a homer, respectively.

That continued a pattern for Trout, who had singled in his first at-bat in 2012 and doubled in his first time up in 2013.

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All he did in his first at-bat this time, against San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto, was bounce a single up the middle.

Trout did become the first player to ever have a hit in his first plate appearance of the game in five straight All-Star Games.

He also became the first American League player to have hits in his first five All-Star Games, with Joe Morgan, Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Carlos Beltran and David Wright accomplishing the feat for the National League.

His chances of winning that third MVP died when he made outs in his next two trips, including a strikeout in his first look at Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez. Fernandez threw him a tight, 85 mph curveball on a 3-and-2 count, and Trout swung through it.

“It was tough,” Trout said. “I was seeing him all right. (The curve) was in the back of my mind. I was kind of in between on that 3-2. I thought he was going to challenge me, but what are you gonna do?”

In the fourth, Trout came up with Jackie Bradley Jr. at first and Drew Pomeranz on the mound. He yanked a grounder to third, for a fielder’s choice.

Soon after that, it was clear that Trout’s ownership of the All-Star Game had ended, at least for this year. David Ortiz drew a walk, and then as he came back to the dugout when he was lifted for a pinch-runner, the entire AL squad came out of the dugout and gave the retiring slugger a standing ovation.

“It was great to experience,” said Trout, one of the first players to hug Ortiz as he made his way toward the dugout. “I was very fortunate to do that. It’s been special to spend time with him in the clubhouse. You can’t take this for granted.”

Trout has clearly learned from veterans like Ortiz how to make the most of his All-Star experience. He said each year he enjoys it more, as he gets a better idea of the routine and knows what he wants to focus his time on.

“I try to enjoy every minute of it,” he said. “The first couple went so fast, I tried to do everything. Now, I can enjoy it more.”

Car or no car.

“I don’t think about that stuff,” Trout said. “The last two I went out there and played. At the end of the day I won two. I can’t put pressure on myself. I didn’t think about it during the game.”

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Royals’ Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez lead AL to All-Star Game victory that includes Big Papi’s farewell

By BILL PLUNKETT / STAFF WRITER

SAN DIEGO – Pitchers lie.

Before the 10th and final All-Star Game appearance of his career Tuesday night at Petco Park, David Ortiz said Jose Fernandez offered him a parting gift. The Miami Marlins ace knew he would be pitching early in the game and told Ortiz he would serve him up three fastballs down the middle so the popular “Big Papi” could go out with a bang.

“I was supposed to hit a home run in my second at-bat,” Ortiz said later. “My boy told me he was going to throw me nothing but fastballs.

“First pitch was a changeup. … He looked at me and said, ‘It’s the catcher’s fault. He called changeup. I have to throw changeup.’”

Ortiz worked a seven-pitch walk and was replaced with a pinch-runner as the American League stars poured out of the dugout to greet him with hugs and backslaps. The 40-year-old Ortiz then finished his farewell performance doling out his own hugs and backslaps as the American League went on to beat the National League, 4-2.

Home runs by Royals Eric Hosmer – who was named MVP of the game – and Salvador Perez in the second inning against former teammate Johnny Cueto (now with the San Francisco Giants) did most of the damage as the American League won for the fourth consecutive time and 11th time in the past 14 years since an All-Star victory has meant home-field advantage in the World Series for the winning league.

“(Kris) Bryant came up and hit that homer in the first inning and I said, ‘Man, he must be on top of the world,’” Hosmer said. “Then I got one in the second inning and put a good swing on it. I had a smile on my face all the way around the bases.

“It’s great when this game can make you feel like a kid again.”

Ortiz was surrounded by kids in his All-Star farewell. There were 34 first-time All-Stars on the two squads this year. As has become a tradition in the final star turns of recent retirees such as Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, Ortiz was asked to deliver a pre-game speech to his team.

He said he told the AL stars never to forget what got them there.

“You worked extremely hard to get here,” he said. “You don’t get to the All-Star Game just because you have a good name or family. You had to work hard to get here.

“You have to look at your whole career that way.”

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There will be no more work for Ortiz after this season. Despite the fact that “Big Papi” reached the All-Star break leading the majors in extra-base hits, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs batted in and OPS – an unprecedented farewell at 40 – Ortiz said there will be no temptation to come back for another go-round.

“There’s no way when you’re at the beach, having a beer, watching the waves, that you want to go back to the gym and go back to work,” he said. “My body is already like, ‘Dude – seriously?’”

Ortiz said he will leave confident the game is in “unbelievable hands” with young stars like Mike Trout, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper and Bryant – referred to collectively as the “face of baseball” by Ortiz.

“It seems like they’re coming from a factory, the way I see they’re prepared,” Ortiz said. “It’s unbelievable.”

Bryant homered on the first pitch he saw from AL starter Chris Sale despite the fact he was previously 0 for 6 with six strikeouts in the regular season against Sale. His dad gets the credit for that.

“He said, ‘First-pitch fastball – be ready for it,’” Bryant said. “I said, ‘No, I’m going to take it.’

“Obviously I should listen to my dad.”

Bryant’s home run got the National League off to a quick start but NL starter Cueto gave up a solo home run to Hosmer and a two-run homer to Perez in the second inning and the AL never trailed again. Cueto was pulled that inning after throwing 32 pitches on a day when he said he woke up feeling ill.

“I don’t like to make excuses but as you know you get up feeling well some days and some days you don’t,” he said through an interpreter. “Today, I didn’t get up feeling well. I tried to go out and pitch the best I could. But it’s a game.”

Cardinals rookie Almedys Diaz struck out looking with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth – the National League’s best comeback chance. That left the Washington Nationals’ Daniel Murphy, the current NL batting leader, on deck. Murphy got his third hit of the game in the ninth, but the NL finished 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, and left 10 men on base.

The game this year was played to decide home-field advantage in potentially the most important game of the year (a World Series Game 7) while awarding home field arbitrarily to the American League in a National Legaue park. The decision was made because four consecutive All-Star Games are scheduled to be played in NL parks – Cincinnati last year, Miami next year and Washington in 2018.

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Former Angel Mark Trumbo finds compromise for plate discipline: more hits

By JEFF FLETCHER / STAFF WRITER

SAN DIEGO – Although Mark Trumbo certainly enjoyed slugging away in the Home Run Derby on Monday, he was an All-Star because he’s been more than just a slugger this year.

Trumbo, a former Villa Park High standout who is on his third team since the Angels traded him after the 2013 season, has added a new wrinkle to his game this year. He is hitting .288, 20 points higher than his previous best. It’s also brought his on-base percentage up to what would be a career-high .341.

For years, his teams – including the Angels - tried to get Trumbo to be a more disciplined hitter and draw more walks to go with his prodigious power.

His compromise: more hits.

“I’ve done everything I can to try to improve the walking, but it might be something I’m just simply not as good at as other guys,” he said. “If I start hitting a few more of the pitches in the past that I might have fouled off, the good pitches, I think I can raise the numbers through swinging the bat.”

So far he has, and his former manager took note when the Angels were in Baltimore last weekend.

“With experience, his pitch selection has improved,” Mike Scioscia said. “He uses the whole field. He has power to every part of the field. He’s become a hitter that he has the potential to be. He’s not going to hit .320 and be on base .400, but this guy should be putting up numbers like this for a long time.”

Michael Saunders trade that didn’t work out was lucky break for Blue Jays, bad luck for Angels

By JEFF FLETCHER / STAFF WRITER

SAN DIEGO – In the American League clubhouse before Tuesday’s All-Star Game, there was one Angels outfielder and one almost-Angels outfielder.

Dressing just a few lockers down from Mike Trout was Michael Saunders, who was among six members of the Toronto Blue Jays on the roster.

For a few hours back in February, though, Saunders seemed like he was about to become an Angel. On the evening of Feb. 22, reports were widely circulated of a three-way deal involving the Angels, Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds. The deal reportedly would have had Saunders going

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to the Angels in exchange for a minor leaguer and Bruce going to the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays were also sending another minor leaguer to the Reds.

“It was obviously emotional,” Saunders said of that day. “It caught me off guard to hear those rumors. Our general manager and manager called me to make sure I was OK. They assured me they are just rumors. They said nothing is going down right now.”

According to reports since, the deal was scuttled because the minor leaguer going from Toronto to Cincinnati failed his physical.

The Angels were able to, in principle anyway, get Saunders for virtually nothing because injuries had limited him to just 87 games in the previous two years.

Obviously, now that he’s healthy, it looks like a huge lucky break for the Blue Jays and bad luck for the Angels.

Saunders has a .298 batting average with 16 home runs and a .923 OPS.

“Just being healthy is the No. 1 reason, and also being in such a great lineup,” said Saunders, whose teammates include All-Stars Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion and perennial All-Star Jose Bautista. “Being in such a great lineup, hitting is contagious. We’re just feeding off each other’s energy.”

Saunders said he never got to the point of imagining himself playing alongside Trout.

“Until players on planes going opposite directions,” he said, “anything can happen.”

FROM ANGELS.COM

Another year, another ASG hit in 1st AB for Trout

By Alden Gonzalez

SAN DIEGO -- Mike Trout was in constant motion in the moments leading up to Tuesday's All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, his fifth in five full seasons in the Major Leagues. He frantically darted in and out of Petco Park's home clubhouse, signing jerseys, doing promotions, making TV appearances and never really getting in front of his locker until it was almost time to report for pregame batting practice.

A camera instantly pointed in his direction.

"I have to go hit," Trout said.

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"Two questions?" the reporter pleaded.

"OK."

Trout is a veteran at these things, but even at 24 years old, he has learned to slow things down, in his own way.

"You can't take this for granted," Trout said before his American League teammates defeated the National League, 4-2. "You have to enjoy every minute of it. I was very fortunate to do it."

Trout began his latest All-Star Game with a clean single up the middle against Giants starter Johnny Cueto, his sixth hit in his first 11 at-bats at the event. The Angels' center fielder then struck out against Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, who got Trout to swing through a full-count curveball, and hit into a fielder's choice before coming out of the game.

Trout wasn't named Most Valuable Player of the Midsummer Classic for a third straight year, but he may start a new career All-Star Game cycle.

Trout hit a single in his first at-bat in 2012, then a double in his first at-bat in '13, a triple in his first at-bat in '14 and a homer in his first at-bat in '15. He is the first player in history to collect a hit in his first plate appearance of five consecutive All-Star Games, and his six overall hits are the second most for someone under 25 years old, behind only Ken Griffey Jr.'s eight.

"I don't think about that stuff," said Trout, who already has the most All-Star Game hits in Angels history. "Last two [All-Star Games], I just went out there and played, and at the end of the day I won two [MVPs]. I can't put pressure on myself. I didn't even really think about it during the game."

Trout said his first two All-Star Games were "like a blur."

Now?

"I'm enjoying it more," Trout said. "The first couple went so fast. I tried to do everything. Now I can enjoy it more."

Kan Diego: RoyALs power All-Star win

MVP Hosmer, Perez homer in 2nd for Junior Circuit’s 4th straight victory

By AJ Cassavell

SAN DIEGO -- A festive Tuesday night in San Diego's East Village quickly became a Royal affair, as Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez powered the American League to a 4-2 victory in the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard.

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Hosmer and Perez both homered in a three-run second inning, sending Red Sox icon David Ortiz off with a victory in his final All-Star Game. Hosmer tacked on an RBI single an inning later and became the first Royal since Bo Jackson in 1989 to take home MVP honors.

"This whole week, this whole San Diego All-Star Game has been unbelievable," Hosmer said. "It's a dream come true, and it kind of felt like my first big league homer right there. It was special."

The Indians' Corey Kluber pitched a perfect second to pick up the win for the Junior Circuit, which has now won four straight, and he also became the first Tribe pitcher to win an All-Star Game since now-Mets hurler Bartolo Colon in 1998.

The Cubs' Kris Bryant put the National League ahead in the first, launching a solo shot off the scoreboard beyond the left-field first deck. Miami's Marcell Ozuna would tack on an RBI single in the fourth, but the AL bullpen didn't falter after that.

The game's most dramatic moment came in the top of the eighth, when Astros righty Will Harris punched out the Cardinals' Aledmys Diaz with the bases loaded. Harris' heroics kept the AL in front by two, before Baltimore's Zach Britton worked a smooth ninth to record the save.

"It's baseball; we face All-Stars all the time," Harris said. "It's no different. You just want to do your job, and now the game counts for so much. With home-field advantage, there's a little bit extra on the line which makes it that much more fun."

Of course, the win means an AL club will have home-field advantage in the World Series (something the reigning-champion Royals would know a thing or two about). Six of the last seven title winners have done so with the benefit of home field -- and nine of 13 overall, since the rule was implemented in 2003.

"We don't know who is going to be representing the American League, but we know how much that home-field advantage helped us," said Hosmer. " ... We're glad that we could secure it for the American League. It's something we all set out to accomplish before the game started."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Peace out, Papi: Playing in his final Midsummer Classic, 10-time All-Star Ortiz smacked a rocket to first base in the top of the first, but it was picked deftly by the NL's Anthony Rizzo. That was the only official at-bat of the night for Ortiz. He walked in the third and was removed for a pinch-runner to a rousing ovation from fans and players alike. Ortiz, who is batting .332 and leads the Majors in on-base percentage and slugging, plans to retire after the season.

"It's something that I'll never forget, when you see all your boys," Ortiz said of being greeted by his teammates as he left the field. "Pretty much everybody in this dugout has been related to me one way or another."

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Bryant's back in town: While playing college ball at the University of San Diego, Bryant became a bit of a local legend with tales of his prodigious power. Evidently, nothing's changed. Bryant launched the first pitch he saw from AL starter Chris Sale out to left at 111 mph -- the second hardest-hit ball against Sale in 2016.

"It was a good couple days for me," said Bryant, who pointed out that he's still 0-for-6 with six strikeouts against the White Sox ace during the regular season. "I got to see some people that I haven't seen in a while, had a couple of them here at the game and was able to hit the home run. It was a special moment. I really wanted to just enjoy it and take it all in, and I think I accomplished my goal."

Can't get Trout out: Mike Trout's first-inning single increased his All-Star Game hitting streak to five -- and he's recorded a hit in his first at-bat on all five occasions. Dave Winfield, Joe Morgan and Mickey Mantle hold the all-time record with hits in seven straight. Trout, who finished 1-for-3, is now 6-for-13 with four extra-base hits all-time in the Midsummer Classic.

"I'm enjoying it more; I know what I'm going to do," Trout said of his fifth All-Star experience. "The guys in there do a good job keeping me in the right line, where I'm going at the right time, and I just try to enjoy every minute of it. This time it went so fast."

Royal reunion: Along with Hosmer and Perez, NL starter Johnny Cueto was also a driving force behind the Royals' 2015 World Series run. But on Tuesday, Hosmer and Perez got to face Cueto as All-Star opponents. The current Royals certainly got the better of their former teammate. Hosmer smacked an opposite-field solo blast into the first row, before Perez launched a go-ahead two-run shot, two batters later, putting the AL on top, 3-1.

"I felt like a proud papa there in the second inning after those two guys gave us the lead, and I was really excited," said Royals skipper Ned Yost, who was managing the AL. "It's been a long time since I've been that proud of two players in a moment like that."

Will thrills: Yankees left-hander Andrew Miller loaded the bases with two down in the eighth, prompting Yost to call upon Harris, a first-time All-Star, in the game's pivotal moment. Harris ran the count full on Diaz, before painting the outside corner with strike three to escape the threat.

"That's everything you can want when you come to an All-Star Game," Diaz said. "Bases loaded and a chance to hit. I tried to do my best, and he threw me a good pitch on 3-2, and he got me."

Hometown heroes: Fan-favorite Wil Myers roped a two-out double in the fifth, making him the first player to record an extra-base hit in a hometown All-Star Game since Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron did so in 2001. He's also the first Padre with an extra-base hit at the Midsummer Classic since Ken Caminiti in 1996. One inning earlier, southpaw Drew Pomeranz tossed a scoreless fourth and left to a standing ovation.

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"The fans were just going crazy since we're here in our home city," Pomeranz said. "Especially when they announced both of us. It was pretty awesome. It's pretty special to have your first one anywhere, but even more so here."

QUOTABLE "When I'm in the clubhouse in the All-Star Game, I get really impressed, to be honest with you, with the talent that MLB has. At the same time, those kids, they come back to you and embrace you. It's an unbelievable experience." – Ortiz

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS • Despite the loss, the NL still holds a one-game lead in the all-time series, which now sits at 43-42-2. In fact, the two teams have been so close over the years that the NL holds a one-run edge, 360-359. But the American League has been noticeably dominant of late, having won 22 of the past 29.

REPLAY FOR RECORD BOOKS Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy led off the fifth inning by bouncing a slow chopper that was bobbled by Jose Altuve at second base. Altuve recovered and fired to first, where Murphy was initially ruled out. But NL manager Terry Collins initiated the first replay review in All-Star Game history, and the call was promptly overturned.

HONORING MR. PADRE In a goosebumps-inducing ceremony before the game, Major League Baseball announced that it would name the NL batting title after legendary Padre Tony Gwynn, and its AL crown after Rod Carew. That was followed by a video tribute on the Petco Park scoreboard honoring Mr. Padre and leaving no dry eyes among the 42,386 in attendance.

AL batting title now named after Carew

By Alyson Footer

SAN DIEGO -- The American League and National League batting titles have been renamed after two of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.

In a goosebumps-inducing moment before the AL's 4-2 win over the NL in Tuesday night's All-Star Game presented by MasterCard at Petco Park, MLB announced that the NL batting title will be named after Tony Gwynn and that the AL crown will be named after Rod Carew.

Commissioner Rob Manfred stood at a podium with the newly minted replica trophies, and he was joined on the field by Carew and his family and Gwynn's wife and children. This moment induced the loudest applause from the fans of all of the memorable moments during the pregame ceremony.

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"The player with the highest batting average in the American League will now be known as the Rod Carew American League batting champion," Padres Hall of Fame announcer Dick Enberg said. "The player with the highest batting average in the National League will be forever known as the Tony Gwynn National League batting champion.

"Oh, my! Commissioner Manfred has given both families a beautiful replica of these new awards. Fans, let's hear it one more time for two of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball, Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn."

Carew, a seven-time AL batting champion, won the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and appeared in 18 consecutive All-Star Games. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in '91.

Gwynn, who passed away in 2014, played his entire 20-year career with the Padres, compiling 3,141 hits and a lifetime batting average of .338. The 15-time All-Star was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in '07.

"Rod is one of the most highly decorated players in American League history, who made 18 straight All-Star appearances in his Hall of Fame career," Manfred said. "Tony is considered one of the greatest hitters in the history of the National League, and there is no better place to honor him than in San Diego. Major League Baseball is pleased to recognize their extraordinary careers by naming our batting crowns in their honor."

The announcement prompted the Petco Park crowd into frenzied chants of "Tony! Tony!"

Though most of the pregame festivities were joyous, there was some controversy during the Canadian anthem. "Oh, Canada" was performed by The Tenors, a group from Victoria, British Columbia, and a member of the quartet, Remigio Pereira, altered the lyrics to include the phrase "All Lives Matter." Additionally, Pereira held up a small sign containing the controversial three-word phrase.

The political statement caused a stir on social media and prompted the group to send out a tweet condemning the action:

"The Tenors are deeply sorry for the disrespectful and misguided lack of judgment by one member of the group acting as a 'lone wolf' today during the singing of the Canadian national anthem at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego.

"The other members of the group are shocked and embarrassed by the actions of Remigio Pereira, who changed the lyrics of our treasured anthem and used this coveted platform to serve his own political views.

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"Our sincere apologies and regrets go out to everybody who witnessed this shameful act, to our fellow Canadians, to Major League Baseball, to our friends, families, fans and to all those affected.

"The actions of one member of this group were extremely selfish, and he will not be performing with the Tenors until further notice."

The U.S. national anthem was performed by international pop star Rachel Platten, most known for her smash hit, "Fight Song."

Tuesday's pregame events in San Diego also paid homage to Padres history and to the city's strong military presence. The ceremony began with 275 Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing marching on the field holding the American flag. Two-hundred members of the U.S. Navy from the USS Theodore Roosevelt circled the field in recognition of the Navy tradition of "manning the rails" as a ship comes back to port.

The Joint Services Color Guard completed the trifecta, lining the outfield near the other military arms.

Following introductions of the AL and NL reserves, the starters assembled along the baselines, accompanied by young fans from local San Diego community groups. The kids were paired with one player each and wore T-shirts bearing the names and uniform numbers of their respective All-Stars.

Following the Carew and Gwynn trophy announcement, the familiar first notes of AC/DC's "Hells Bells" played over the loudspeaker, while the Petco Park scoreboard lit up with "Trevor Time." This was a familiar scene during Trevor Hoffman's tenure with the Padres, during which he established himself as the greatest closer in club history and one of the best in baseball history.

Hoffman emerged from the bullpen and took the long walk to the mound to deliver the game ball, pointing and waving to all parts of the ballpark along the way. He also joined the crowd in clapping to the beat of "Hells Bells," his signature song the Padres played each time he emerged from the bullpen to close out a game.

Six U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Flight Team aircrafts completed the flyover in a winged formation, and the ceremony ended with 2015-16 Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Youth of the Year Whitney Stewart yelling "Play Ball!"