2020 MLB All-Star Game canceled, Braves to host in 2021

The Major League Baseball season is set to get underway on July 23, but with a shortened 60-game campaign, many changes are in store. One of those changes just happens to involve the All-Star Game.

MLB officially announced Friday that the 2020 All-Star Game has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic and that the Los Angeles Dodgers now will host in 2022.

"Once it became clear we were unable to hold this year's All-Star festivities, we wanted to award the Dodgers with the next available All-Star Game, which is 2022," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement, according to ESPN. "I want to thank the Dodgers organization and the City of Los Angeles for being collaborative partners in the early stages of All-Star preparation and for being patient and understanding in navigating the uncertainty created by the pandemic. The 2022 All-Star celebration promises to be a memorable one with events throughout the city and at picturesque Dodger Stadium."

This will be the first time the Midsummer Classic will not be played since World War II. The Dodgers were scheduled to host the All-Star Game on July 14 and haven't hosted the event since 1980.

The 2021 All-Star Game will be held in Atlanta at the Braves' Truist Park.