A state senator, from the northern Cincinnati suburb West Chester, has introduced a resolution to the Ohio Senate that urges MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to select the Reds to host the 2013 All-Star Game.
Senator Gary Cates' resolution had bipartisan support with Sen. Eric Kearney, D-Cincinnati, and Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati as cosponsors.
"As the first professional baseball team in 1869, the Reds have played an important role in the evolution and growth of Major League Baseball," says Cates who also says that Cincinnati has some of the most devoted fans in the game.
The Reds last hosted the game in 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds now play at the new Great American Ballpark located on Joe Nuxhall Way in downtown Cincinnati.
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