Fact-check: “The winner of the MLB All Star game has home field advantage for the World Series.”
Verdict: Misleading (95% confidence)
This was true from 2003 through 2016, but it has not been the rule since 2017. MLB's current official FAQ — published for the 2026 All-Star Game — explicitly states: 'No. Since 2017, the All-Star Game has been purely an exhibition, with home-field advantage in the World Series going to the pennant winner with the superior regular-season record.' The present-tense framing of the claim creates a false impression of the current rule, even though the historical version of the claim was accurate for…
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