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Coming to Comerica Source: Detroit to host 2005 MLB All-Star GamePosted: Thursday August 14, 2003 2:12 PMUpdated: Thursday August 14, 2003 2:52 PM DETROIT (AP) -- The All-Star game will return to Detroit for the first time in more than 30 years. A baseball source, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the Tigers have been awarded the 2005 All-Star game. The official announcement was to be made at a news conference later Thursday at Comerica Park. Commissioner Bud Selig said last year that the Tigers were "a prime candidate" to host the game, which last happened in 1971 at Tiger Stadium. "They've made a very sincere pitch, and I think Detroit would be a great place for an All-Star game," Selig said at the time. The All-Star game often gets assigned to recently opened ballparks. Comerica Park opened in 2000. Tigers spokesman Rick Thompson would only say the news conference involved "a major announcement." The All-Star game is the latest in a series of high-profile sporting events awarded in recent years to the area. The 2004 Ryder Cup will be held at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit. The 2006 Super Bowl and the 2009 NCAA Final Four will be played at Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions.
The 2004 All-Star game will be in Houston.
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