<Tr> <Th> Organized by </Th> <Td> Major League Baseball </Td> </Tr> <P> The Major League Baseball All - Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) contested between the All - Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL), currently selected by fans for starting fielders, by managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves . </P> <P> The game usually occurs on either the second or third Tuesday in July, and is meant to mark a symbolic halfway - point in the MLB season (though not the mathematical halfway - point which, for most seasons, is usually found within the previous calendar week). Both of the major leagues share an All - Star break, with no regular - season games scheduled on the day before or two days after the All - Star Game itself . Some additional events and festivities associated with the game take place each year close to and during this break in the regular season . </P> <P> No official MLB All - Star Game was held in 1945 including the official selection of players due to World War II travel restrictions . Two All - Star Games were held each season from 1959 to 1962 . The most recent All - Star Game was held on July 17, 2018, at Nationals Park, home of the National League's Washington Nationals . The 2019 and 2020 All - Star Games are scheduled to be held in Cleveland and Los Angeles, respectively . </P>

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