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{{Short description|2001 American baseball competition}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox MLB All-Star Game
| image = 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.svg
| year = 2001
| visitor = [[National League (baseball)|National League]]
| top1 = 0
| top2 = 0
| top3 = 0
| top4 = 0
| top5 = 0
| top6 = 1
| top7 = 0
| top8 = 0
| top9 = 0
| visitor_r = 1
| visitor_h = 3
| visitor_e = 1
| home = '''[[American League]]'''
| bot1 = 0
| bot2 = 0
| bot3 = 1
| bot4 = 0
| bot5 = 1
| bot6 = 2
| bot7 = 0
| bot8 = 0
| bot9 = x
| home_r = 4
| home_h = 8
| home_e = 0
| date = July 10, 2001
| venue = [[Safeco Field]]
| city = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| VisitorManager = [[Bobby Valentine]]
| VisitorManagerTeam = [[New York Mets|NYM]]
| HomeManager = [[Joe Torre]]
| HomeManagerTeam = [[New York Yankees|NYY]]
| MVP = [[Cal Ripken Jr.]]
| MVPTeam = [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]]
| television = [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] ([[United States]])<br>[[MLB International]] (International)
| tv_announcers = [[Joe Buck]] and [[Tim McCarver]] (Fox)<br>[[Gary Thorne]] and [[Ken Singleton]] (MLB International)
| radio = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
| radio_announcers = [[Charley Steiner]] and [[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
| attendance = 47,364
| firstpitch = [[Luis Aparicio]], [[Orlando Cepeda]], [[Ferguson Jenkins]], [[Juan Marichal]] and [[Tony Pérez]]}}

The '''2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game''' was the 72nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the [[American League]] (AL) and [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL), the two leagues comprising [[Major League Baseball]]. The game was held on July 10, 2001 at [[Safeco Field]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], home of the [[Seattle Mariners]] of the American League. The American League defeated the National League, 4&ndash;1. This was [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken Jr.'s]] 19th and final All-Star Game. It was also the final All-Star Game for San Diego Padres right fielder [[Tony Gwynn]].

The American League squad for the game featured eight players from the [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref name="Times-Magical">{{cite news |last=Stone |first=Larry |date=July 7, 2023 |title=No one can recreate the magical 2001 MLB All-Star Game for Seattle |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/no-one-can-recreate-the-magical-2001-mlb-all-star-game-for-seattle/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |accessdate=July 7, 2023}}</ref>

==Rosters==
===American League===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Starters
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Roger Clemens]]||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|8
|-
|align="center"|[[Catcher|C]]||align="center"|''[[Ivan Rodriguez]]''||align="center"|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]]||align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[John Olerud]]||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Second baseman|2B]]||align="center"|[[Bret Boone]]||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Third baseman|3B]]–[[Shortstop|SS]]|| align="center" |[[Alex Rodriguez]]{{ref label|MultiplePositions|c|c}}|| align="center" |[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]]||align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[Shortstop|SS]]–[[Third baseman|3B]]|| align="center" |''[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]''{{ref label|MultiplePositions|c|c}}|| align="center" |[[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]]||align="center"|19
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Manny Ramírez]]||align="center"|[[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]]||align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|''[[Ichiro Suzuki]]''||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Juan Gonzalez (baseball)|Juan Gonzalez]]||align="center"|[[Cleveland Indians|Indians]]||align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[Designated Hitter|DH]]||align="center"|''[[Edgar Martinez]]''||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|6
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Pitchers
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Freddy Garcia]]||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Joe Mays (pitcher)|Joe Mays]]||align="center"|[[Minnesota Twins|Twins]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]] {{ref label|Replacement|b|b}}||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Eric Milton]]||align="center"|[[Minnesota Twins|Twins]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Troy Percival]]||align="center"|[[Anaheim Angels|Angels]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|''[[Mariano Rivera]]''{{ref label|Decline|a|a}}||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Kazuhiro Sasaki]]||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Andy Pettitte]]||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Paul Quantrill]]||align="center"|[[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)|Mike Stanton]]||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Reserves
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Catcher|C]]||align="center"|[[Jorge Posada]]||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[Tony Clark]]||align="center"|[[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[Jason Giambi]]||align="center"|[[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[Mike Sweeney]]||align="center"|[[Kansas City Royals|Royals]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Second baseman|2B]]||align="center"|''[[Roberto Alomar]]''||align="center"|[[Cleveland Indians|Indians]]||align="center"|12
|-
|align="center"|[[Third baseman|3B]]||align="center"|[[Troy Glaus]]||align="center"|[[Anaheim Angels|Angels]]||align="center|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Shortstop|SS]]||align="center"|''[[Derek Jeter]]''||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center|[[Shortstop|SS]]||align="center"|[[Cristian Guzman]]||align="center"|[[Minnesota Twins|Twins]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Magglio Ordonez]]||align="center"|[[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]]||align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Bernie Williams]]||align="center"|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Greg Vaughn]]{{ref label|Decline|a|a}}||align="center"|[[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Devil Rays]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Mike Cameron]] {{ref label|Replacement|b|b}}||align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|1
|}

===National League===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Starters
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|''[[Randy Johnson]]''||align="center"|[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]||align="center"|8
|-
|align="center"|[[Catcher|C]]||align="center"|''[[Mike Piazza]]''||align="center"|[[New York Mets|Mets]]||align="center"|9
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|''[[Todd Helton]]''||align="center"|[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Second baseman|2B]]||align="center"|[[Jeff Kent]]||align="center"|[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[Third baseman|3B]]||align="center"|''[[Chipper Jones]]''||align="center"|[[Atlanta Braves|Braves]]||align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[Shortstop|SS]]||align="center"|[[Rich Aurilia]]||align="center"|[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Barry Bonds]]||align="center"|[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||align="center"|10
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]]||align="center"|[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Sammy Sosa]]||align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]||align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[Designated Hitter|DH]]||align="center"|''[[Larry Walker]]''||align="center"|[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||align="center"|5
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Pitchers
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[John Burkett]]||align="center"|[[Atlanta Braves|Braves]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Mike Hampton]]||align="center"|[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Jon Lieber]]||align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Matt Morris (baseball)|Matt Morris]]||align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Chan Ho Park]]||align="center"|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]]{{ref label|Decline|a|a}}||align="center"|[[New York Mets|Mets]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Curt Schilling]]||align="center"|[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Jeff Shaw]]||align="center"|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|[[Ben Sheets]]||align="center"|[[Milwaukee Brewers|Brewers]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Pitcher|P]]||align="center"|''[[Billy Wagner]]''||align="center"|[[Houston Astros|Astros]]||align="center"|2
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Reserves
|-
!Position!!width="150"|Player!!width="100"|Team!!All-Star Games
|-
|align="center"|[[Catcher|C]]||align="center"|[[Charles Johnson (catcher)|Charles Johnson]]||align="center"|[[Florida Marlins|Marlins]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[Ryan Klesko]]||align="center"|[[San Diego Padres|Padres]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[First baseman|1B]]||align="center"|[[Sean Casey (baseball)|Sean Casey]]||align="center"|[[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Third baseman|3B]]||align="center"|[[Albert Pujols]]||align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Third baseman|3B]]||align="center"|[[Phil Nevin]]||align="center"|[[San Diego Padres|Padres]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Shortstop|SS]]||align="center"|[[Jimmy Rollins]]||align="center"|[[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Moises Alou]]||align="center"|[[Houston Astros|Astros]]||align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Lance Berkman]]||align="center"|[[Houston Astros|Astros]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Cliff Floyd]]{{ref label|Replacement|b|b}}||align="center"|[[Florida Marlins|Marlins]]||align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|[[Brian Giles]]||align="center"|[[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]]||align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[Outfielder|OF]]||align="center"|''[[Vladimir Guerrero]]''||align="center"|[[Montreal Expos|Expos]]||align="center"|3
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*{{note label|Decline|a|a}} Player declined or was unable to play.
*{{note label|Replacement|b|b}} Player replaced vacant spot on roster.
*{{note label|MultiplePositions|c|c}} Player played at either shortstop or third base during the game.<ref name="RipkenSS" />

==Game==

===Umpires===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"
|-
| Home Plate || [[Dana DeMuth]]
|-
| First Base || [[Dale Scott]]
|-
| Second Base || [[Jim Joyce]]
|-
| Third Base || [[Jerry Layne]]
|-
| Left Field || [[Ron Kulpa]]
|-
| Right Field || [[Tony Randazzo (umpire)|Tony Randazzo]]
|}

===Starting lineups===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="4"|National League!!colspan="4"|American League
|-
!Order!!Player!!Team!!Position!!Order!!Player!!Team!!Position
|-
|'''1'''||[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]]||[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]||CF||'''1'''||[[Ichiro Suzuki]]||[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||CF
|-
|'''2'''||[[Todd Helton]]||[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||1B||'''2'''||[[Alex Rodriguez]]{{ref label|PositionChange|d|d}}||[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]]||3B
|-
|'''3'''||[[Barry Bonds]]||[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||LF||'''3'''||[[Manny Ramírez]]||[[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]]||LF
|-
|'''4'''||[[Sammy Sosa]]||[[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]||RF||'''4'''||[[Bret Boone]]||[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||2B
|-
|'''5'''||[[Larry Walker]]||[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||DH||'''5'''||[[Juan González (baseball player)|Juan González]]||[[Cleveland Indians|Indians]]||RF
|-
|'''6'''||[[Mike Piazza]]||[[New York Mets|Mets]]||C||'''6'''||[[John Olerud]]||[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||1B
|-
|'''7'''||[[Chipper Jones]]||[[Atlanta Braves|Braves]]||3B||'''7'''||[[Edgar Martínez]]||[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||DH
|-
|'''8'''||[[Jeff Kent]]||[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||2B||'''8'''||[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]{{ref label|PositionChange|d|d}}||[[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]]||SS
|-
|'''9'''||[[Rich Aurilia]]||[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||SS||'''9'''||[[Iván Rodríguez]]||[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]]||C
|-
| ||[[Randy Johnson]]||[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]||P|| ||[[Roger Clemens]]||[[New York Yankees|Yankees]]||P
|-
|-
|}

===Game summary===
{{Linescore
| Date = Tuesday, July 10, 2001
| Time = 5:35{{nbsp}}pm ([[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]])
| Location = [[Safeco Field]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| Road = [[National League (baseball)|National League]]|RoadAbr=NL
| R1 = 0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0
| RR = 1|RH=3|RE=1
| Home = '''[[American League]]'''|HomeAbr=AL
| H1 = 0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=1|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=x
| HR = 4|HH=8|HE=0
| RSP = |HSP=
| WP = [[Freddy García]] (1-0) |LP=[[Chan Ho Park]] (0-1) |SV=[[Kazuhiro Sasaki]] (1)
| HomeHR = [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] (1), [[Magglio Ordóñez]] (1), [[Derek Jeter]] (1) | HRH=yes
}}

Before the start of the first inning, [[Alex Rodriguez]] voluntarily elected to switch to third base to allow [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] to play at the shortstop position one final time at the All-Star Game, which the crowd gave a standing ovation.<ref name="RipkenSS">{{Citation |title=2001 ASG: Ripken moves to short |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYih5KApUo |access-date=2021-07-08 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/pfYih5KApUo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The move allowed Ripken to set the record for most MLB All-Star appearances at shortstop (15). Seattle's own [[Ichiro Suzuki]] gave his hometown fans something to cheer for early, when in the first, he singled off starter (and former Mariner) [[Randy Johnson]], and then stole second. Johnson stranded him at second to hold the AL scoreless in the first inning. Ripken followed this with a home run in the third inning, which also got a standing ovation, to put the AL up 1&ndash;0.

The AL scored one more run in the fifth when [[Iván Rodríguez]] singled home [[Jason Giambi]] to make it 2&ndash;0. [[Ryan Klesko]] hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to one in the sixth, scoring [[Jeff Kent]] from third. In the sixth, with the score 2&ndash;1, [[Derek Jeter]] and [[Magglio Ordóñez]] hit back to back home runs off [[Jon Lieber]] to extend the AL's lead to 4&ndash;1.

That ended the scoring for the night. Mariner closer [[Kazuhiro Sasaki]] retired the side in order in the ninth to secure the win for the AL. Cal Ripken was awarded the game's MVP, becoming the fourth player ever—and first from the American League—to win two All-Star Game MVP awards.

'''Notes'''
* {{note label|PositionChange|d|d}} Player changed starting position before the first inning.<ref name="RipkenSS" />

==Home Run Derby==
<!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[File:2001HRDerby.jpg|right|thumb|2001 Home Run Derby Logo]] -->
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;"
|-
!colspan="6"|[[Safeco Field]], Seattle—N.L. 41, A.L. 25
|-
!Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Totals
|-
|align="center"|'''''[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]]'''''
|align="center"|'''''[[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]'''''||align="center"|'''''5'''''||align="center"|'''''5'''''||align="center"|'''''6'''''||align="center"|'''''16'''''
|-
|align="left"|[[Sammy Sosa]]
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]||align="center"|3||align="center"|8||align="center"|2||align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|[[Jason Giambi]]
|align="center"|[[Oakland Athletics|A's]]||align="center"|14||align="center"|6||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|20
|-
|align="left"|[[Barry Bonds]]
|align="center"|[[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]||align="center"|7||align="center"|3||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|[[Bret Boone]]
|align="center"|[[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]]||align="center"|3||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|[[Todd Helton]]
|align="center"|[[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]]||align="center"|2||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Alex Rodriguez]]
|align="center"|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]]||align="center"|2||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Troy Glaus]]
|align="center"|[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]]||align="center"|0||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|&ndash;||align="center"|0
|-dsa
|}

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
| RD2 = Finals
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = [[Jason Giambi]]
| RD1-score1 = 6
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = '''[[Sammy Sosa]]'''
| RD1-score2 = '''8'''
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = [[Barry Bonds]]
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = '''[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]]'''
| RD1-score4 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed1 = 4
| RD2-team1 = [[Sammy Sosa]]
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-seed2 = 3
| RD2-team2 = '''[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]]'''
| RD2-score2 = '''6'''
}}

==Trivia==
*[[Cal Ripken Jr.]], most famous during his career as a [[shortstop]], was elected as a [[third baseman]] to start the game.  [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] shortstop [[Alex Rodriguez]] was elected to start at short. However, Rodriguez insisted that Ripken play shortstop for the first inning. [[American League]] manager [[Joe Torre]] agreed and allowed the change. When fans noticed the fielding change, they gave both players a [[standing ovation]].<ref name="ripken01">{{cite news | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/07/13/2008-07-13_alex_rodriguez_fondly_recalls_2001_allst.html | title = Alex Rodriguez fondly recalls 2001 All-Star tribute to Cal Ripken Jr. | work = [[New York Daily News]] | date = July 14, 2008 | access-date = August 31, 2009 | first = Anthony | last = Mccarron | archive-date = August 9, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080809183401/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/07/13/2008-07-13_alex_rodriguez_fondly_recalls_2001_allst.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>
*This was the first All-Star Game to be awarded by [[Commissioner of Baseball|Commissioner]] [[Bud Selig]] after being named to that post.
*American League starting pitcher [[Roger Clemens]] was booed in the pregame ceremonies for striking out 15 Mariners in a one-hit shutout in the previous season's playoffs. Also in the pregame ceremony, the [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]] [[color guard]] provided the colors presentation, accompanied by [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] and [[Everett, Washington]] high school students who presented the flags in the outfield.  After [[Diana Krall]] and [[Mýa]] sang the [[O Canada|Canadian]] and [[The Star-Spangled Banner|U.S.]] [[national anthems]], respectively, [[Tony Pérez]], as the only link to the [[1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1979 All-Star Game]], the only other All-Star Game in Seattle, joined the [[ceremonial first pitch]] ceremonies.
*The film ''[[Summer Catch]]'' had a premiere in Seattle at the now-defunct theater chain General Cinemas Pacific Place 12 to coincide with the All-Star Game. In attendance was [[Meatloaf (singer)|Meatloaf]], [[Jessica Biel]], [[Wilmer Valderrama]] and fellow ''[[That '70s Show]]'' costar [[Danny Masterson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Star Game Celebrity and Legends Softball Game {{!}} The Seattle Times |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010708&slug=soft08 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=archive.seattletimes.com}}</ref>

==Footnotes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/mlb_allstar.jsp All-Star Game site]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr2001as.shtml Lineups, boxscore, and more]

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