A 14-time All-Star who was MVP of the 2000 game in Atlanta, Jeter announced in February that this will be his final season. His hits left him with a .481 All-Star average (13-for-27), just behind Charlie Gehringer’s .500 record (10-for-20) for players with 20 or more at-bats.
While the Yankees are at .500 at the break and in danger of missing the postseason in consecutive years for the first time in two decades, Jeter and the Angels’ Trout gave a boost to whichever AL team reaches the World Series.
The AL improved to 9-3 since the All-Star Game started deciding which league gets World Series home-field advantage; 23 of the past 28 titles were won by teams scheduled to host four of a possible seven games.