Overview

• Commissioner Rob Manfred announced at Wrigley Field that the 2027 All-Star Game will be played on July 13, 2027.
• The Friendly Confines will stage its fourth Midsummer Classic and first since 1990, ending a 37-year hiatus for the Cubs.
• State, city and team leaders funded a $30 million security and infrastructure plan to meet MLB’s hosting requirements.
• All-Star Week programming at Wrigley Field will include the MLB Futures Game and the Home Run Derby alongside the main event.
• The decision rewards years of renovations under the Ricketts family’s 1060 Project and sustained lobbying across multiple mayoral administrations.