MLB All-star game

Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll bats during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Seattle's Corbin Carroll to play his first MLB All-Star game in his hometown stadium

Kirsten Kendrick

Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park will be a homecoming for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll.

A painting in Pioneer Square depicts a baserunner in a baseball uniform

Arts & Culture

Pioneer Square hopes for 're-introduction' during All-Star week

Emil Moffatt

Hit hard by the pandemic, Pioneer Square is expected to get a boost from baseball's All-Star Game, taking place next door at T-Mobile Park Tuesday, July 11.

Seattle Mariners legends Edgar Martinez, left, and Ken Griffey Jr., right, pose for a photo before raising a flag for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on the roof of the Space Needle, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Seattle. Earlier in the day, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the Mariners will host the game at T-Mobile Park.

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Seattle Mariners ready to host All-Star Game, 'celebrate the entire region' in 2023

Tim Booth; The Associated Press

The Seattle Mariners were formally revealed as hosts of the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game after ramping up a bid initially targeting 2024 or later. The announcement was made inside the Space Needle with Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez looking on.

The Mariners' Daniel Vogelbach celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run on a pitch from Minnesota Twins' Kyle Gibson during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Seattle.

Thiel: Vogelbach 'worthy' of All-Star selection, part of team's rebuilding

Kirsten Kendrick

Major League Baseball's All-Star game takes place Tuesday, July 9, in Cleveland. The Mariners' lone representative is Daniel Vogelbach. KNKX sports…

The Mariners Need More Kyle Seagers

Kirsten Kendrick

Major League Baseball’s All-Star game is Tuesday in Minneapolis, with the winning league gaining home-field advantage in the World Series. Three Mariners…