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Francona Says the 2019 All-Star Game Will Reaffirm All That's Good About Cleveland

Left to right:  WKSU's M.L. Schultze moderated the discussion with Indians GM Mike Chernoff and Manger Terry Francona at the City Club.
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Left to right: WKSU's M.L. Schultze moderated the discussion with Indians GM Mike Chernoff and Manger Terry Francona at the City Club.

Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is coming back to Cleveland.  The Indians announced today that they’ll host the 2019 All-Star Game.  During  a previously scheduled appearance at Cleveland’s City Club today, manager Terry Francona called it a great opportunity, not just for the team.

“It’s going to be wonderful for the city of Cleveland. For the downtown, for people with businesses, restaurants, bars.  It’s also, I think, a time for Cleveland to show just who we are, how we conduct ourselves,  how we act.  Let the world see that, and I think it’s going to be wonderful.  Let the world see that.  It’s a celebration of baseball, but I think it will end up being a celebration of baseball.”

This will be the sixth time Cleveland hosts the All-Star Game.  The last time was 20 years ago.  The year, 2019, also marks the 25th anniversary of Progressive Field.

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Andrew joined WKSU News in 2014. He oversees the daily operations of the WKSU news department and its reporters and hosts, coordinates daily coverage, and serves as editor. His commitment is to help foster reporting that marks the best of what public radio has to offer: a mix of first-rate journalism with great storytelling. His responsibilities also include long-term strategic planning for news coverage in Northeast Ohio that serves WKSU’s audience via on-air, online, by social media and through emerging technologies. You can also hear Andrew on-air daily as the local host for Here and Now, Fresh Air, and The World.