The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the MLB All-Star game on July 19 and many batters will look to launch a home run or two at Dodger Stadium in hopes of helping their team win the Mid-Summer Classic.
Several all-star batters will take similar swings the day before during the fan-favorite Home Run Derby, an All-Star Game staple since 1985.
This year marks the third time the Dodgers have hosted the event, along with 1959 and 1980. From 1959-1962 Major League Baseball played two All-Star games each summer and in 1959 the second game took place at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Dodger Stadium did not open until 1962).
While there was no Home Run Derby prior to the All-Star Game in 1959, several MLB stars participated that December in a television show, filmed at LA’s Wrigley
