20 offbeat facts about the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Here are some offbeat facts about the 2013 MLB All-Star Game in New York City.

9. Countries, besides the US, represented in the All-Star Game

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Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion, one of 10 All-Stars from the Dominican Republic, celebrates his home run against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning of their baseball game in Toronto May 27, 2013.

Dominican Republic, 10 players

Venezuela, 5 players

Canada, 2 players

Japan, 2 players

Cuba, 2 players

Puerto Rico, 2 players

Nicaragua, 1 player

Panama, 1 player

(American Justin Masterson, of the Cleveland Indians, was born in Jamaica.)

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