<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> 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>
when is the mlb all star game played
when is the mlb all star game played
on either the second or third Tuesday in July
on either the second or third Tuesday in July