Chipper Jones of the Braves just played his final Midsummer Classic, and after the game he was asked for his cap by Brad Horn of the Hall the Fame. Jones — who likely will join his own artifacts as an inductee one day — didn't stop there.

Ryan Braun became the first Brewers player to record two hits in an All-Star Game on Tuesday night, going 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a triple in the National League's 8-0 win over the American League.

Ryan Braun became the first Brewers player to record two hits in an All-Star Game on Tuesday night, going 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a triple in the National League's 8-0 win over the American League.

Jose Altuve stood at his locker after the National League's 8-0 win over the American League in the 83rd Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night, beaming, still working to soak in every last morsel of his All-Star experience before it was time to go home.

Jose Altuve stood at his locker after the National League's 8-0 win over the American League in the 83rd Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night, beaming, still working to soak in every last morsel of his All-Star experience before it was time to go home.

The Angels' Mike Trout faced a knuckleballer and a fireballer in his first All-Star Game, and he bested them both, becoming the youngest player to get a hit in the Midsummer Classic since 1955.

The Angels' Mike Trout faced a knuckleballer and a fireballer in his first All-Star Game, and he bested them both, becoming the youngest player to get a hit in the Midsummer Classic since 1955.

Chris Sale worked a scoreless sixth inning in his first All-Star appearance, but the American League endured an 8-0 loss in the 83rd All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

Now that the edge is in-hand, it's worth pointing out just what some as-yet-unknown NL club claimed Tuesday night. Teams with the home-field edge have won 24 of the last 31 and 21 of the last 26 World Series.

Give San Francisco Giants fans a huge assist for the National League's smashing 8-0 victory on Tuesday night in the 83rd All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium.

Give San Francisco Giants fans a huge assist for the National League's smashing 8-0 victory on Tuesday night in the 83rd All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium.

Clayton Kershaw needed 27 pitches in the fifth inning of the All-Star Game, but he escaped a bases-loaded that helped preserve an eventual 8-0 NL shutout.

If Justin Verlander executes his pitch, he truly believes, he shouldn't give up a hit. On the other hand, Verlander also believes in the big stage. And in his first All-Star Game start, he made this the rare exception where he let the latter overrule the former and allowed himself to have fun.

As one of the elder statesmen of this year's All-Star festivities, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz would have been perfectly happy to take one at-bat in Tuesday's Midsummer Classic and hand off the designated hitter position to hometown favorite Billy Butler for the rest of the night.

As one of the elder statesmen of this year's All-Star festivities, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz would have been perfectly happy to take one at-bat in Tuesday's Midsummer Classic and hand off the designated hitter position to hometown favorite Billy Butler for the rest of the night.

Joe Mauer had a brief supporting role in the AL's 8-0 loss to the NL in Tuesday's All-Star Game, entering the game as a first baseman in the top of the eighth inning. He batted once, in the bottom of the ninth, singling up the middle off Arizona's Wade Miley.

Joe Mauer had a brief supporting role in the AL's 8-0 loss to the NL in Tuesday's All-Star Game, entering the game as a first baseman in the top of the eighth inning. He batted once, in the bottom of the ninth, singling up the middle off Arizona's Wade Miley.