Let’s take a break from trade chatter for a bit to acknowledge a significant anniversary of a famous Wrigley Field event.
From 1959 through 1962, MLB played two All-Star Games. Why did they do this? Money, of course:
Profits from the second All-Star Game went directly into the players’ pension fund under the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association.
That was good for players, not so good for the game, and after that four-year experiment the second ASG was dropped and since 1963 there’s been one per year.