MLB features incredible tribute to baseball history, America 250 during 2026 All-Star Game
Steve Doocy experiences the MLB All-Star Fan Zone
‘Fox & Friends’ co-host Steve Doocy reports live from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and offers behind-the-scenes looks at the MLB All-Star Fan Zone. Doocy captures the excitement of tonight’s game by interviewing baseball fans. It also features local flavors, fan fests, and a unique Liberty Bell-inspired beer tap that showcases America’s fun.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is expected to be a showcase of the best the sport has to offer.
Superstars are on the same team. To young and promising hopefuls taking to the biggest national stage to introduce themselves to a wider audience. It’s an opportunity for players to showcase their personalities in a sport that often leans toward stoicism.
But the 2026 game is not your typical All-Star game. And MLB made sure to remind us that baseball is more than just a typical sport.
This is America’s pastime.
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Fireworks exploded during the MLB All-Star Game between the American League and the National League in Philadelphia on Tuesday. (Matt Slocum/AP)
In a fitting tribute to baseball history and American history, the game and broadcast were paused for a five-minute interlude narrated by J.K. Simmons and cut to Ray Charles’ unforgettable performance of “America the Beautiful.”
Featuring nostalgic flashbacks to some of baseball’s greatest moments, as well as fathers and sons playing catch and kids riding bikes to the local ballpark and iconic stadiums, the video ended with then-President George W. Bush’s first inauguration at Yankee Stadium following the September 11 attacks.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels meets with a fan during the fireworks display at the 96th MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The same kids ride their bikes to the fireworks show at Citizens Bank Park in a scene reminiscent of “The Sandlot.” Even the players participated; some were around the dugout with sparklers or talking to kids on the field. The final featured an incredible fireworks display from the roof of the stadium and raucous applause from the sold-out crowd.
That’s exactly what baseball is. This is America. This is baseball at its best: a tribute to tradition, nostalgia and the timeless consistency of the national pastime.
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A fireworks display lights up the sky during the 96th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Major League Baseball doesn’t always get it right, but when it does, it gets it right. It’s impossible to watch this video without becoming, as the now legendary phrase “Moneyball” goes, a “romantic about baseball.” Because baseball is romantic. Three exits. Nine of them are on the field. Hitter versus pitcher. Walk-offs, catches, big hits and the drama of a one-run game in the ninth inning. Nothing compares to baseball, or as this tribute shows, nothing compares to America.
