MLB All-Star events (20 images)

Players and members of the media begin to fill Kaufman Stadium as All Star week activities begin in Kansas City on July 8, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

National Baseball Hall of Fame member Ozzie Smith walks to the plate for the start of the All Star Game Celebrity Softball game at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

St. Louis Cardinals David Freese shows off his All Star warm up jersey before a game against the Miami Marlins at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 6, 2012. Standing with Freese are fellow All Stars pitcher Lance Lynn (L) and Rafael Furcal UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Rawlings Sporting Goods Company has released the baseball in St. Louis on July 3, 2012, that will be used in the 2012 All Star Game being played in Kansas City on July 10, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt