Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game has been around since 1962, but in all that time, only one Philadelphia Phillie has been named the game’s most valuable player. Is it possible that one of the Phillies’ representatives in tonight’s game can put an end to that long drought?
Part of the reason for the lack of MVPs is that the Phillies are a National League team. Since 1988, the American League holds a 25-6 advantage in the game (including the last nine in a row), and since the MVP is usually awarded to player on the winning team, that puts Phillies players at a disadvantage.