Marlins unveil 2017 All-Star Game logo

MIAMI — It’s sleek and stylish and befitting of the venue that it now is prominently displayed.

Major League Baseball and the Miami Marlins on Wednesday morning unveiled the logo for the 2017 All-Star Game, and with its bright colors it matches perfectly with the rest of the decorum at Marlins Park.

“I think the logo, it says Miami,” team president David Samson said. “If you look at logos of years past, you try to incorporate what the community is, and Miami is all about flare, it’s all about color, it’s all about great entertainment.”

The on-field presentation lasted about eight minutes prior to the Marlins’ series finale against the Phillies.

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Commissioner Rob Manfred, along with Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, Samson, elected Miami officials as well as Marlins special assistant Jeff Conine, the MVP of the 1995 All-Star Game, took part in the on-field ceremony.

“I think Miami is a town that has a reputation for enjoying a good celebration,” Manfred said. “We’re going to have a great celebration of the game of baseball.”

The 88th All-Star Game will take place on July 11, 2017, at Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. The logo for the game features a star blended with the Marlins’ marlin logo and the team’s colors.

Miami has never hosted an All-Star Game, and the 2017 season will have additional meaning in South Florida because it will be the Marlins’ 25th as a Major League franchise.

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