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Red Sox make formal proposal to host All-Star Game

Back in 1999, Fenway Park was the host of what was probably the most memorable All-Star week of my lifetime, and one that has to be up there with the greatest in the history of the sport. It featured a thrilling Home Run Derby at the peak of the steroid era, but before we really knew and/or cared about it. Ted Williams came out on the field before the actual game with all of the then-current players crowding around to get a chance to even briefly interact with the legend. Pedro Martinez had one of the greatest All-Star performances of all-time.