Atlanta Slated To Host 2025 MLB All-Star Game

ATLANTA — Major League Baseball stardom will soon cover Truist Park at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday at a news conference in Arlington, Texas.

Manfred acknowledged his choice to move the 2021 game from Atlanta but added MLB officials have wanted to make an All-Star return to the city.

He praised the facilities at Truist Park and the surrounding area, known as The Battery, noting the Atlanta Braves are a "great organization." Truist Park opened in 2017.

"With their great fan base and rich history, Atlanta deserves an All-Star Game, and we're really looking forward to being there in 2025," Manfred said.

Shortly after the news broke, the Braves expressed excitement to host the famed MLB game. Officials said they are planning to create a memorable All-Star Week.

"We are thrilled that Major League Baseball has awarded the 2025 All-Star Game to the Atlanta Braves. This will be an exciting and unique opportunity to showcase all that our organization, our partners and our city have to offer," the Braves said in a news release.

"Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta were specially designed for an event like this and will provide the ideal backdrop for the Midsummer Classic. The MLB All-Star Game will join the long list of epic sporting events hosted in Atlanta in recent years, including the Super Bowl, MLS All-Star Game, College Football Playoff National Championship and more."

As for Cobb County officials, county Chairman Lisa Cupid said public safety planning is already in the works.

According to MLB, 2025 will be the first time since 2000 that Atlanta has hosted the All-Star Game - dating back to when Derek Jeter won Most Valuable Player at Turner Field.

The first All-Star Game in Atlanta happened in 1972 at Atlanta Stadium, the MLB said.

"This event will give baseball fans from all over the country the opportunity to experience all that this area has to offer," Kim Menefee, executive director of the Cumberland Community Improvement District, said in the release. "We look forward to working with all our partners to create memorable experiences that will showcase and support our community."