Will the MLB All-Star Game ever return to Baltimore?

BALTIMORE -- Could Baltimore potentially be a future host of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game?

The David Rubenstein-led group that owns the Baltimore Orioles has reached out to help make it a possibility, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said.

According to the Baltimore Banner , because the Orioles just went through an ownership transition from the Angelos family to the current group, the application for the All-Star game is stuck in a holding pattern.

The next open slot for the game is in 2027.

"We have some really strong applications from clubs," Manfred said. "One of the things that I have been clear about is that a significant factor should be, when did you have a game the last time?"

The last time the Baltimore Orioles hosted an All-Star Game was in 1993. The American League won, 9-3, and Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett was the game's MVP.

The Orioles were represented by Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Mussina.