2013 MLB All-Star Game Ring

The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 84th playing of the midseason exhibition between the All-Star teams representing the American League (AL) and National League (NL), held on July 16 at Citi Field in Queens, New York City. Hosted by the New York Mets, the game drew a Citi Field-record crowd of 45,186 fans and featured a 3 - 0 shutout victory for the AL, snapping the NL's three-year winning streak in the Midsummer Classic.

The AL's pitching staff, led by starters Max Scherzer and Chris Sale, limited the NL to just three hits in a dominant performance that marked the first back-to-back All-Star shutouts in history. The AL scored single runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jose Bautista, in the fifth on a groundout by J. J. Hardy, and in the eighth on a ground-rule double by Jason Kipnis. Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for pitching a perfect eighth inning in what would be his final All-Star appearance, receiving a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd and opponents alike in a heartfelt tribute to the retiring closer. Managers Jim Leyland (Detroit Tigers, AL) and Bruce Bochy (San Francisco Giants, NL) guided their squads in the 3-hour, 6-minute contest broadcast on Fox.

The week-long All-Star festivities in New York set multiple attendance records, including over 1 million fans across events at Citi Field, and highlighted the Home Run Derby won by Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who later added to the excitement by catching the ceremonial first pitch from former Mets star Tom Seaver. The game underscored Rivera's legendary career, as AL players greeted him on the field before his entrance, and it remains notable as the second All-Star Game hosted by the Mets, following the 1964 event at Shea Stadium.