The field for the upcoming 2025 Home Run Derby was finalized on Thursday when Major League Baseball announced that New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. would be the eighth and final contestant.

The last time Metro Atlanta was the home of the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game was in 2000. The game was held at Turner Field, which previously hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic Games track and field events and later became the home of the Atlanta Braves.

MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard is shaping up to be one of the most dynamic and tradition-rich events in recent memory, with a slate of new technologies, heartfelt tributes, and fan-favorite customs set for July 15 at Truist Park,

Why it matters: The festivities, which include events leading up to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, can serve as a distraction to our Braves' current losing record and its fourth-place standing in the National League East.

Beyoncé's tour lights up Atlanta with concerts at Mercedes-Benz Stadium amid MLB All-Star festivities and WWE's big event.

MLB All-Star Restaurant Week presented by Mastercard will take place from July 9-15 in Atlanta, the site of this year’s MLB All-Star Game. In partnership with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau,

Atlanta's own Ronald Acuña Jr. will represent the Braves and look to take home the chain in front of a home crowd. Though Acuña didn't make his season debut until late May, he's been on fire since returning to the field and is now up to 11 home runs, 20 RBI and a .336 batting average in 41 games.