Buy Me Some Crackerjack! It’s Baseball’s All-Star Game

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The Takeaway previews Major League Baseball’s All-Star game with Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. The game in St. Louis tonight sees the National League trying to beat the American League for the first time in 13 years. President Barack Obama will be throwing out the first ball before joining former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter in a video address to be aired during the pre-game ceremony.

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