MLB All-Star schedule 2022: Times, TV channels for Home Run Derby, futures & celebrity softball games

Kevin Skiver

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MLB's All-Star weekend is nearly upon us, which means a break from regular-season baseball and a chance to look at the game's best as they descend upon Los Angeles.

It's going to be a full weekend of festivities, culminating in the Home Run Derby on Monday, July 18 and the All-Star Game itself on Tuesday, July 19.

While most of what fans can experience will be at Dodger Stadium, there are events leaking into Santa Monica, L.A. LIVE, and Xbox Plaza.

MORE: MLB All-Star Game ticket prices for 2022

Here's a full look at the schedule, by day, of MLB All-Star weekend.

All times Eastern

MLB All-Star weekend schedule

Friday, July 15

To welcome fans, MLB will have an all-day event at the Pier in Santa Monica. Dubbed "Capital One All-Star Oceanfront," this will be going on throughout the weekend. Per MLB.com it is a:

Free event where fans can play a variety of games on the Pier and on the beach, practice yoga at the ocean's edge, snap selfies with All-Star sand sculptures and play ball on a diamond on the sand. 

Date Event Time (PT)
7/15 Capital One All-Star Oceanfront 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

MORE: MLB All-Star rosters 2022

Saturday, July 16

MLB is continuing its takeover of Los Angeles by rebranding L.A. LIVE -- the complex in which Crypto.com Arena is housed -- into MLB LIVE. The Los Angeles Convention Center will also play host to MLB Hall of Famers, where fans can get autographs, meet Olympians, and see The Commissioner's Trophy.

Date Event Time (PT)
7/16 Capital One PLAY BALL PARK 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
7/16 Capital One All-Star Oceanfront 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Also on Saturday (dubbed "All-Star Saturday"), MLB's All-Star Futures Game and Celebrity Softball Games will be played at Dodger Stadium, followed by a concert from pop star Becky G.

Date Event Time (ET) Channel
7/16 MLB Futures Game 7 p.m. Peacock
7/16 Celebrity Softball Game 10:15 p.m. ESPN
7/16 All-Star Saturday Concert with Becky G 12:15 a.m. N/A

Sunday, July 16

Sunday will have all of the aforementioned trappings, but it also has something with real baseball implications: The MLB Draft. It's the second year in a row the draft has been hosted during All-Star weekend. The Orioles are on the clock.

Date Event Time Channel
7/17 Capital One PLAY BALL PARK 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (PT) N/A
7/17 Capital One All-Star Oceanfront 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (PT) N/A
7/17 MLB Draft 7 p.m. (ET) ESPN

Monday, July 18

The Home Run Derby is one of baseball's most fun nights, generally speaking. MLB's best sluggers gear up and try to launch as many homers as possible in a bracket-style competition. Monday night of All-Star weekend features the Home Run Derby and batting practice.

Date Event Time Channel
7/18 Capital One PLAY BALL PARK 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (PT) N/A
7/18 NL Batting Practice 5:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. (ET) N/A
7/18 AL Batting Practice 6:15 p.m.-7:10 p.m. (ET) N/A
7/18 2022 Home Run Derby 8 p.m. (ET) ESPN

Tuesday, July 19

July 19, of course, features the marquee event: The All-Star Game itself. 

Date Event Time Channel
7/19 Capital One PLAY BALL PARK 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (PT) N/A
7/19 All-Star Red Carpet Show 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET) MLB Network
7/19 2022 MLB All-Star Game 7:30 p.m. (ET) Fox

MLB All-Star Odds

2022 MLB All-Star Game Moneyline
National League -116 American League -104

*Odds courtesy of Sports Interactions. Over 23 bets available here.

Kevin Skiver

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Kevin Skiver has been a content producer at Sporting News since 2021. He previously worked at CBS Sports as a trending topics writer, and now writes various pieces on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and college sports. He enjoys hiking and eating, not necessarily in that order.