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MVP of 2014 All-Star Game The 2014 All-Star Game dripped with history: it was New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter’s farewell to the Mid-Summer Classic because he was retiring at the end of the season. It also ushered in the arrival of one of the game’s emerging superstars in Trout. The combination of the veteran Jeter (a participant in 14 All-Star Games) and the newcomer Trout (playing in just his third) proved to be potent right from the start. Jeter led off the bottom of the first inning with a double off starting pitcher AdamWainwright, and then Trout crushed a triple to deep center field to score Jeter for the game’s first run as the AL went on to a 5–3 victory at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Trout’s night also featured knocking in another run with a fifth-inning double on his way to being named the game’s MVP and sharing a piece of the spotlight with his childhood idol Jeter.

CHAPTER 1: GREATEST MOMENTS Trout was named the MVP of the 2014 All-Star Game that the AL won 5–3 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 13