Mets will host All-Star Game, likely in 2013

Baseball's All-Star Game is coming to Queens. The Mets' new ballpark, Citi Field, will host the Midsummer Classic, probably in 2013. "We were informed by the commissioner that after moving into Citi Field, we would have an All-Star Game, but no date has been set," Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said yesterday

. A baseball official confirmed that 2013 is the likely year for Citi Field to host the game. It would be the second in Mets history; then-brand new Shea Stadium was the site of the 1964 game. Continue